Korean J Leg Med.
2010 Nov;34(2):136-139.
Drowning Death due to an Epileptic Attack of a Patient with Sturge Weber syndrome: An Autopsy Report
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Pathology, Mokdong Hospital, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea.
- 2Division of Forensic Medicine, National Forensic Service, Seoul, Korea.
- 3Forensic Medicine Division, Central District Office National Forensic Service, Daejeon, Korea. lillu79@korea.kr
Abstract
- Sturge Weber syndrome (SWS) is a rare, congenital neurocutaneous syndrome. We rarely experienced neurocutaneous disorders in forensic practice but there are unexpected sudden deaths of patients with SWS due to epilepsy, intracranial hemorrhage, thromboses and secondary accident. We introduce a case of drowning death probably due to an epileptic attack of a person diagnosed as a patient of SWS by an autopsy. We review some of the neurocutaneous syndromes and a discussion of autopsy approach is presented.
