Rebeca Jiménez Herrera, María Urbelina Fernández Vázquez, Ariadna Hernández y Ballinas, María De Lourdes Palmer Marquez, Efren Durand Aguilar
{"title":"Muerte materna asociada a una malformación arteriovenosa uterina","authors":"Rebeca Jiménez Herrera, María Urbelina Fernández Vázquez, Ariadna Hernández y Ballinas, María De Lourdes Palmer Marquez, Efren Durand Aguilar","doi":"10.1016/j.reml.2022.05.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.reml.2022.05.001","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35705,"journal":{"name":"Revista Espanola de Medicina Legal","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"55110016","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cristina Herrera Ligero , María José Vivas Broseta , Carmen Ferrer Gómez , Helios de Rosario Martínez , Elvira Garrido-Lestache López-Belmonte , Ignacio Bermejo Bosch
{"title":"Variabilidad interobservador del baremo de tráfico (Ley 35/2015) y utilidad de las pruebas biomecánicas en la valoración de las secuelas","authors":"Cristina Herrera Ligero , María José Vivas Broseta , Carmen Ferrer Gómez , Helios de Rosario Martínez , Elvira Garrido-Lestache López-Belmonte , Ignacio Bermejo Bosch","doi":"10.1016/j.reml.2021.12.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.reml.2021.12.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><p>Law 35/2015 assesses damages in traffic accidents and tries to guarantee an equal response to identical situations. Biomechanical functional assessment (BFA) is a complementary medical test that provides objectivity in the evaluation of post-traumatic neck pain. This study analyzes the interobserver variability of the assessment system defined by Law 35/2015 and studies the effect of having BFA tests and the profile of the evaluator in determining sequelae.</p></div><div><h3>Materials and methods</h3><p>To do this, 49 professionals in the assessment of bodily injury evaluated 5 clinical cases of accident victims with post-traumatic neck pain; a month later, 35 of them assessed the same cases including a BFA report.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>The results show high variability in determining the days of personal injury (Kappa coefficients between 0.04 and 0.073) with or without BFA; high interobserver variability in the assessment of sequelae in cases without BFA (Kappa coefficients between 0.022 and 0.044), which slightly improves with BFA (Kappa coefficients between 0.128 and 0.26), even showing weak concordance. The BFA has an influence on the determination of sequelae (p < 0.01), but the profile of the evaluator does not. More than 79.4% of the evaluators found the BFA tests useful to reveal or to confirm symptoms, recovery, or simulation.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>There is variability in the application of Law 35/2015 for the assessment of traffic accidents among professionals of bodily injury. The BFA is useful for evaluators and influences the determination of sequelae<strong>.</strong></p></div>","PeriodicalId":35705,"journal":{"name":"Revista Espanola de Medicina Legal","volume":"48 3","pages":"Pages 99-106"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0377473222000013/pdfft?md5=073b7510cd397ba04d7519606a525336&pid=1-s2.0-S0377473222000013-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47482491","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"El inicio de la residencia de la especialidad de medicina legal y forense en España","authors":"Marta Grijalba-Mazo , Josep Arimany-Manso","doi":"10.1016/j.reml.2022.07.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.reml.2022.07.002","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35705,"journal":{"name":"Revista Espanola de Medicina Legal","volume":"48 3","pages":"Pages 89-91"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"55110123","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Valoración de la prueba de ADN en las identificaciones a gran escala de personas desaparecidas","authors":"Lourdes Prieto , Yarimar Ruiz , Elías Hernandis , Ángel Carracedo","doi":"10.1016/j.reml.2021.08.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.reml.2021.08.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The evaluation of the DNA test in massive identification cases requires the use of Bayes' Theorem to estimate the probability of identification from <em>a priori</em> data together with probabilities obtained from the DNA test itself. To apply it, one needs to specify the prior probabilities of the hypotheses. An interdisciplinary team and an identification coordinator are key stakeholders in this process. The statistical approach can be complex, but there exists validated non-commercial software, such as Familias, which aid in estimating the likelihood ratios of the DNA test for the given hypotheses. Next, the posterior probabilities in massive identification events can be estimated using the one-to-one, PM-driven, AM-driven or Global approaches published recently by Kling et al. Which are discussed in this article. The Identification Coordinator has a key role in formulating the hypotheses of the case, in establishing the prior probabilities, the identification threshold and in consolidating the integrated identification report together with the multidisciplinary team through the reconciliation of the case.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":35705,"journal":{"name":"Revista Espanola de Medicina Legal","volume":"48 3","pages":"Pages 124-132"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48559590","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ángel M. Aragonés, Eduardo Martínez-Manzanares, Silvana Teresa Tapia-Paniagua
{"title":"Estudio mediante técnicas moleculares del tanatomicrobioma intestinal en la estimación del intervalo post mortem temprano empleando un modelo de ratón","authors":"Ángel M. Aragonés, Eduardo Martínez-Manzanares, Silvana Teresa Tapia-Paniagua","doi":"10.1016/j.reml.2021.09.004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.reml.2021.09.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><p>Currently, the lack of reliable quantitative methods has led different research lines to find a model that predicts the postmortem interval (PMI). The thanatomicrobiome, present from the moment of death, has been shown to change in predictable ways, allowing a correlation with PMI.</p></div><div><h3>Materials and methods</h3><p>In this study, the shifts of the thanatomicrobiome in the region of the posterior small intestine and the ascending colon in Mus musculus during the first 24 hrs of decomposition have been analyzed experimentally. For this purpose, a molecular approach based on the analysis of the 16S ribosomal gene (16S rRNA) and a denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) was adopted, followed by analyses of the ecological diversity indices Alpha and beta diversity.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>The results based on the analysis of the ecological diversity indices reflected statistically significant changes before 12 hrs, and a decrease in diversity after 12 hrs postmortem, this being statistically significant in the two intestinal regions analyzed. Moreover, the comparative study of microbial communities indicated distinct and structured changes from the moment of death, with shifts in the degree of similarity from the composition detected in life (PMI 0 hrs).</p></div><div><h3>Discussion</h3><p>These results agree with other studies demonstrating a decrease in microbial diversity. However, under the conditions of the study, this decrease does not begin until 12 hrs after death.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>In conclusion, by examining the dynamics of bacterial diversity our study has identified phases during decomposition that could help to improve microbial correlation models for PMI estimation.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":35705,"journal":{"name":"Revista Espanola de Medicina Legal","volume":"48 3","pages":"Pages 107-114"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"137269041","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Comparativa entre Screening Cognitive Impairment in Psychiatry (SCIP-S) y Minimental State Examination (MMSE) en psiquiatría forense. Estudio piloto","authors":"Priscila Caballero Casanoves , César Jesús Correas Soto , Óscar Pino López , Judith Prió Silvestre","doi":"10.1016/j.reml.2022.01.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.reml.2022.01.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objectives</h3><p>The objective is to compare two brief cognitive screening tests, MMSE and SCIP-S, and determine their usefulness in assessing the cognitive status of subjects diagnosed with psychiatric pathology.</p></div><div><h3>Material and methods</h3><p>Pilot study of a series of 33 cases from the Institutes of Legal Medicine of Catalonia and Andorra, whose inclusion criterion was the existence of a psychiatric pathology categorized in ICD-10. In all cases, in addition, to the forensic medical interview, MMSE was administered followed by SCIP-S.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>In MMSE, 31 of the 33 interviewees obtained a total direct score ≥ 24 (normal cognitive performance). In SCIP-S, only 5 of the 33 participants were in a percentile ≥<!--> <!-->15 (normal cognitive performance). The difference between the results of both tests was statistically significant (p<!--> <!--><<!--> <!-->0.05).</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>This study suggests a greater usefulness of SCIP-S compared to MMSE in detecting cognitive deficits in psychiatric patients. Therefore, the use of the former is recommended in forensic medical practice.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":35705,"journal":{"name":"Revista Espanola de Medicina Legal","volume":"48 3","pages":"Pages 92-98"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"55109143","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Luciana Miguel Alhambra, J. Zarco Rodríguez, Eduardo Andreu Tena
{"title":"Revisión sobre la metodología para el diseño de la estrategia de calidad en los servicios de patología forense","authors":"Luciana Miguel Alhambra, J. Zarco Rodríguez, Eduardo Andreu Tena","doi":"10.1016/j.reml.2022.03.003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.reml.2022.03.003","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35705,"journal":{"name":"Revista Espanola de Medicina Legal","volume":"35 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"55109787","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Diagnóstico diferencial etiológico del hematoma subdural agudo en la edad pediátrica","authors":"Glòria Cabrera Borotau , Ignasi Galtés","doi":"10.1016/j.reml.2021.12.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.reml.2021.12.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This article is focused on the differential diagnosis of infantile acute subdural hematoma (SDH). The objective is to focus on bringing more diagnostic tools when it comes to differentiate a spontaneous SDH from the traumatic SDH, being this accidental or intentional in the context of a child abuse. A complete state of the art is made from the review of the most recent available literature, collecting in the same paper the most relevant clinical features, radiologic findings and anatomopatological criteria for the diagnosis of infantile SDH. With the aim to simplify and clarify the handling of the patients with SDH, a multidisciplinary diagnostic algorithm has been developed in this article, combining the provided information from several authors and raising for the first time the possibility of 3 final diagnostic options in the cases of infantile SDH: accidental traumatic SDH, intentional traumatic SDH, and spontaneous SDH.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":35705,"journal":{"name":"Revista Espanola de Medicina Legal","volume":"48 3","pages":"Pages 115-123"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"137206953","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Esperanza Navarro Escayola, Clara Vega Vega, Rafael Bañón González, Nuria Sanvicens Díez
{"title":"Presencia de sustancias psicoactivas en las víctimas de violencia sexual en la provincia de Alicante (España) durante los años 2016-2020","authors":"Esperanza Navarro Escayola, Clara Vega Vega, Rafael Bañón González, Nuria Sanvicens Díez","doi":"10.1016/j.reml.2022.06.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.reml.2022.06.001","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35705,"journal":{"name":"Revista Espanola de Medicina Legal","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"55110101","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Carlos García Caballero , Jorge Guillot Estornell , Paloma López Ruano , María Antonia Martínez González
{"title":"Intoxicación letal por opio por el consumo de ejemplares silvestres de Papaver somniferum","authors":"Carlos García Caballero , Jorge Guillot Estornell , Paloma López Ruano , María Antonia Martínez González","doi":"10.1016/j.reml.2021.11.002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.reml.2021.11.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>A new fatality due to opium consumption is reported here and the importance of Forensic Toxicology in clarifying this death is highlighted. The deceased was a 20-year-old male who, after collecting opium poppy capsules (<em>Papaver somniferum L</em>) which grew wild in a field near Toledo and consuming his latex (opium), died the next day after presenting respiratory difficulties. The Autopsy revealed congestive lungs and blood and vitreous humor samples were submitted to the Drugs service of the National Institute of Toxicology and Forensic Sciences in Madrid, as well as a piece of vegetal substance, which was identified as <em>hashis</em>. Cannabinoids, amphetamine and opium alkaloids (morphine, codeine, noscapine and tebaine) were found in the toxicologycal analysis. As conclusion, a violent death of accidental etiology due to mixed drug intoxication is here presented. In our opinion, the opium consumption had a preponderant toxic role in this fatality.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":35705,"journal":{"name":"Revista Espanola de Medicina Legal","volume":"48 2","pages":"Pages 84-87"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"92223541","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}