Hydranencephaly in a case of suspected infanticide.
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An abandoned fetus with suspicious skin injuries was found dead, lying on the grass of a garden, near a private house. Suspecting infanticide, the prosecutor ordered a medico-legal autopsy. The cause of death was identified as a congenital malformation of the central nervous system such as hydranencephaly, and infanticide was excluded.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Medicine, science, and the law
دوره 55 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015