Autopsy study of fatal deliberate self harmM Arun
Department of Forensic Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, 576104, India
Med Sci Law 47:69-73. 2007
..9%) was the most common motive for FDSH. The majority of fatalities were due to poisoning (73.5%), where organophosphorous compounds topped the list (71.9%). About one-third of the victims survived for 18 to 24 hours after DSH...
- A comparative analysis of suicide and parasuicide
M Arun
Department of Forensic Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal 576104, India
Med Sci Law 47:335-40. 2007
..3% were diagnosed in the spectrum of 'depressive disorders.' Knowledge about the legalities of suicide was lacking in 65% of victims and their kin...
Suicidal ideation among students of a medical college in Western Nepal: a cross-sectional studyRitesh G Menezes
Department of Forensic Medicine, Srinivas Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Mangalore, India
Leg Med (Tokyo) 14:183-7. 2012
..Understanding the magnitude of the problem and their epidemiology via scientific study like this would be the first step in this process...
- Profile of trauma related mortality at Manipal
B Singh
Department of Forensic Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India
Kathmandu Univ Med J (KUMJ) 6:393-297. 2008
..The main objective of the present study is to analyse the pattern of death related to trauma/injuries at Manipal in Udupi district, Karnataka state, India...
- Autopsy discoveries of death from malaria
Ritesh G Menezes
Department of Forensic Medicine, Srinivas Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Mangalore, India
Leg Med (Tokyo) 14:111-5. 2012
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- Mesiodistal width of canines: a tool for sex determination
Shankar M Bakkannavar
Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal
Med Sci Law 52:22-6. 2012
..Measurement of mesiodistal width of the mandibular and maxillary canines provides good evidence of sex identification due to dimorphism...
- Sudden death due to dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor
Y P Raghavendra Babu
Department of Forensic Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Mangalore, Karnataka, India
J Forensic Leg Med 17:432-3. 2010
..DNT is a rare neurological tumor characterized by presence of neurons, astrocytes and oligodendrocytes presenting with complex partial seizures. It frequently affects the frontal and temporal lobes of adolescents and young adults...
- Wounds due to a modified shot gun (home-made): a case report
Vikram Palimar
Dept of Forensic Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal 576 104, Karnataka, India
J Forensic Leg Med 17:220-2. 2010
..We encountered such a case in the department of Forensic Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, which is discussed...
- Self-inflicted burns fatalities in Manipal, India
Manoj Kumar Mohanty
Dept of Forensic Medicine, Dr Pinnamaneni Siddharthe Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Foundation, Chinoutpalli, Gannavaram Mandal, Krisha Diet - 521286, Andhra Pradesh
Med Sci Law 45:27-30. 2005
..Dowry demands and harassment were the reasons for committng suicide in 12 cases. More stringent laws and empowering female independence, both mentally and economically, will reduce suicidal burns in young women...
- Preliminary studies on antihepatotoxic effect of Physalis peruviana Linn. (Solanaceae) against carbon tetrachloride induced acute liver injury in rats
M Arun
Molecular Ethnopharmacology Lab, Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
J Ethnopharmacol 111:110-4. 2007
..Preliminary phytochemical analysis revealed the presence of various components in the crude aqueous extract. The extract was found to be devoid of any conspicuous acute toxicity in rats...
