Citation

Matschke J, Lohmann F, Giese A, Seifert D, Püschel K. Arch. Kriminol. 2002; 209(3-4): 88-94.

Vernacular Title

Erhaltene Handlungsfähigkeit nach Kopfschuss.

Affiliation

Abteilung für Neuropathologie, Universitätskrankenhauses Hamburg-Eppendorf.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2002, Verlag Schmidt-Romhild)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

12043440

Abstract

The human brain shows a very high density of functionally important structures. Even small lesions may therefore cause clinical symptoms. Penetrating gunshots to the head are presumed to cause immediate incapacitation by subsequent disturbance of cerebral functions. The authors discuss anatomical and functional principles of the terms action, capacity to act and incapacitation and report two illustrative cases with lack of incapacitation following gunshots to the head.

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