Citation

Raisanen J, Ghougassian DF, Moskvitch M, Lawrence C. Am. J. Forensic Med. Pathol. 1999; 20(1): 70-72.

Affiliation

New South Wales Institute of Forensic Medicine, Sydney, Australia.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1999, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

10208342

Abstract

Sections of the cerebrum, cerebellum, and brain stem of a rugby player who died 15 hours after being tackled were stained using an immunoperoxidase technique to detect beta-amyloid protein. The sections of the pons showed axonal spheroids in the base, and those of the cerebellum showed axonal spheroids in deep white matter. The findings demonstrated axonal injury following a fall from the victim's height in a team sporting event.

Language: en