Medicolegal diagnostic value and clinical significance of traumatic incomplete tears of the basilar artery

The American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology
Vesna DjokicT C Atanasijevic

Abstract

Ruptures of arteries of the vertebrobasilary system are relatively frequent in medicolegal practice, and their origin may be both natural and violent. Tears that affects the whole thickness of the basilar artery cause subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), with an often rapid fatal outcome. 1-3 However, in some situations, arterial tears may be incomplete, involving the intima or both the intima and the media, but with preserved adventitia. 1, 4 Although such incomplete tears are not the source of immediate subarachnoid bleeding, their presence may be important from both a medicolegal and a clinical point of view. The aim of this article is to point out the significance of incomplete tears of basilar artery as a possible diagnostic sign of traumatic origin of SAH as well as a certain mechanism of injury, which involves forcible hyperextension and rotational movements of the head. The authors also describe their method of performing longitudinal section of the basilar artery, both at autopsy and for histologic examination, which is convenient for identifying multiple transversal incomplete tears of this blood vessel. The article is based on the analysis of three cases from the autopsy material of the Institute of Forensic Medicine in Be...Continue Reading

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