{"title":"Study for Lists of Forensic Autopsy Request: Quantitative Analysis about Documents Relating to Autopsy Request","authors":"J. Park, Joo-Young Na, Bo Young Lee, S. Song","doi":"10.7580/KJLM.2018.42.2.39","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7580/KJLM.2018.42.2.39","url":null,"abstract":"eISSN 2383-5710 cCopyright 2018 by the Korean Society for Legal Medicine This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/ by-nc/3.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. 39 Korean J Leg Med 2018;42:39-43 https://doi.org/10.7580/kjlm.2018.42.2.39","PeriodicalId":401663,"journal":{"name":"The Korean journal of legal medicine","volume":"298 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132706766","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}
Hye-Mi Jeon, S. Jang, Kyung-Hee Kim, So-yeun Kim, Kyung-Hwa Jung, S. Ok, Sung-Hee Jeong, Yong-Woo Ahn
{"title":"Age Estimation Based on Pulp Chamber Size of Mandibular First Molars from Intraoral Periapical Radiographs in Korean","authors":"Hye-Mi Jeon, S. Jang, Kyung-Hee Kim, So-yeun Kim, Kyung-Hwa Jung, S. Ok, Sung-Hee Jeong, Yong-Woo Ahn","doi":"10.7580/KJLM.2018.42.2.56","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7580/KJLM.2018.42.2.56","url":null,"abstract":"The teeth are the hardest structures in the body and can be a biomarker of aging. The aging process and degenerative changes in the teeth are helpful for estimation of age in adults. One of the best-known features of dental aging is a reduction in the size of the pulp chamber as a result of secondary deposition of dentin. In this study, we developed new regression models to estimate chronological age in Korean adults using the mandibular first molars to examine the relationship between age and pulp cavity size on intraoral radiographs. Intraoral periapical digital radiographs of the mandibular first molars were collected from 243 patients (147 male, 96 female) of known age. The radiographic images were analyzed by using the Adobe Photoshop CS5 image editing program. The pulp chamber height ratio (PCHR), pulp chamber width ratio (PCWR) were calculated and found to have a significant negative correlation with age. The correlation was consistently higher for PCHR than for PCWR. The strongest correlation was found for PCHR in female patients (r=-0.824). Multiple regression models were derived using the PCHR and PCWR. The determination coefficients (R) of the models ranged from 0.660 to 0.730. Our results indicate that the measurement of pulp chamber height and width in the mandibular first molar is a practical, simple and reliable method for estimation of age in Korean adults.","PeriodicalId":401663,"journal":{"name":"The Korean journal of legal medicine","volume":"4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131464031","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":"Forensic Application of Behavioral Evidence Analysis","authors":"Youn Shin Kim","doi":"10.7580/KJLM.2018.42.2.44","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7580/KJLM.2018.42.2.44","url":null,"abstract":"어떤 국가, 어느 지역에서나 사망의 조사를 위해서는 법의학 적 검사가 수반되어야 하고, 죽음에 대한 법의학적 소견과 그 해석은 사인의 분석 및 적절한 사후조치에 대한 방향과 범위 를 제시해 주게 된다. 그러나 사회문화적 다양성과 인간의 개 성이 다변화되어가는 현대사회에서는 범죄의 양상도 과거와 는 달라지고 있고, 경우에 따라서는 고전적인 사고방식으로 는 이해하기 어려운 범죄도 발생하고 있어, 이에 대한 체계적 인 사회적 대응이 필요한 시점이라 생각된다. 한국에서도 이 러한 대응의 일환으로 수사기관 내부에서 심리학을 전공한 범죄분석관들이 활동하고 있지만, 범죄에 대한 심리학적 분 석이 좀 더 실질적인 성과를 내기 위해서는 사인의 규명과 그 원인 손상 등에 대한 해석을 담당하는 법의의사와의 협업이 중요한 역할을 담당할 수 있다[1]. 범죄인상분석(criminal profiling)이란, 범죄자가 행한 범 죄행위의 분석을 통해서 개인의 행동특성과 주요 성격특징 을 파악하는 기법으로 정의된다[2]. 행동증거란 어떤 행동의 Korean J Leg Med 2018;42:44-55 https://doi.org/10.7580/kjlm.2018.42.2.44","PeriodicalId":401663,"journal":{"name":"The Korean journal of legal medicine","volume":"64 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114800127","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":"Various Forms of Fatal Nicotine Intoxications: Three Cases Report","authors":"Jin Woo Joo, Minjung Kim, M. Park, Hongil Ha","doi":"10.7580/KJLM.2018.42.2.71","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7580/KJLM.2018.42.2.71","url":null,"abstract":"최근 국내에서 전자담배(electronic cigarette)의 사용이 늘 어나면서 전자담배용 액상 니코틴(nicotine)을 사용한 자살 이 증가하고 있고, 이와 연관된 사고사와 타살도 보고된 바 있다. 처음 국내에 보고된 예[1]를 포함하여 국내에서 발생한 니코틴 중독 사망 예는 최근까지 니코틴 원액의 음용에 의한 자살이 대부분이나, 니코틴은 고독성(highly toxic)으로 적 은 용량으로도 사망에 이를 수 있고, 여러 가지 형태의 담배 와 니코틴을 포함하고 있는 금연보조제(니코틴 껌, 니코틴 패 치, 코분무액 등의 형태)들도 널리 쓰이고 있어서, 이들 역시 과량 또는 부적절한 형태로 사용할 경우 니코틴 중독으로 인 한 급성 사망을 초래할 수 있다. 저자들은 각각 니코틴 패치, 씹는 담배, 일반 담배에 의한 다양한 형태의 니코틴 급성중독 Korean J Leg Med 2018;42:71-75 https://doi.org/10.7580/kjlm.2018.42.2.71","PeriodicalId":401663,"journal":{"name":"The Korean journal of legal medicine","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134598793","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":"The Assessment of Eyewitness Memory Using Electroencephalogram: Application of Machine Learning Algorithm","authors":"Keunsoo Ham, K. Kim, Hojin Jeong, S. H. Yoo","doi":"10.7580/KJLM.2018.42.2.62","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7580/KJLM.2018.42.2.62","url":null,"abstract":"목격자 기억은 범죄 수사 또는 범죄 관련 단서의 사실 여부를 판단하는 것과 같은 다양한 수사 맥락에서 중요한 정보들의 원천이다. 목격자들의 기억은 종종 진술의 형태로 얻어지는 데, 그 진술 내용이 항상 정확하지는 않다[1]. 목격자가 의도 적으로 거짓말을 하지 않더라도, 불완전한 기억 인출로 인해 부정확한 진술을 하는 경우도 있기 때문이다. 이때, 진술뿐만 아니라 목격한 장면과 관련된 정보 처리가 이뤄지는 두뇌의 신경생리학적 측정치를 조사할 수 있다[2]. 국내외에서 이미 두뇌의 신경생리학적 측정치(예, 뇌파)를 분석하여 진술 내용 을 평가하려는 시도를 하고 있는데, 특히 진술의 참거짓 여부 를 평가하는 연구들이 많이 수행되었다[3,4]. 한편, 기억 처리 과정에 관여하는 신경 실질(correlates)과 관련된 신경생리학 Korean J Leg Med 2018;42:62-70 https://doi.org/10.7580/kjlm.2018.42.2.62","PeriodicalId":401663,"journal":{"name":"The Korean journal of legal medicine","volume":"2 1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116895600","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}
M. Kim, I. Kang, Minsung Choi, Sohyung Park, Soong-Deok Lee
{"title":"Sudden Cardiac Death due to Coronary Fibromuscular Dysplasia: Case Report and Literature Review","authors":"M. Kim, I. Kang, Minsung Choi, Sohyung Park, Soong-Deok Lee","doi":"10.7580/KJLM.2018.42.1.26","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7580/KJLM.2018.42.1.26","url":null,"abstract":"According to the 2015 annual report on legal autopsies in Korea, 51.5% of natural deaths were diagnosed as being of cardiac origin. Among them, ischemic heart disease was the cause of death in 67.3% of people [1]. In general, most cases of ischemic heart disease are known to result from coronary atherosclerosis. However, there are several nonatherosclerotic conditions with different pathophysiologic mechanisms, causes, and risk factors. These conditions include vasospasm due to smoking, drug or alcohol use; emboli associated with atrial fibrillation or infective endocarditis; vascular diseases such as vasculitis, amyloidosis, or dissection; and systemic diseases such as shock. In this study, we report a case of sudden cardiac death due to fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD) of the coronary artery, diagnosed by pathologic findings and Korean J Leg Med 2018;42:26-32 https://doi.org/10.7580/kjlm.2018.42.1.26","PeriodicalId":401663,"journal":{"name":"The Korean journal of legal medicine","volume":"30 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133764303","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}
T. Chung, Sohyung Park, Hye-Jeong Kim, Kyoungmoo Yang, Hongil Ha
{"title":"Pediatric Deaths and Venipuncture","authors":"T. Chung, Sohyung Park, Hye-Jeong Kim, Kyoungmoo Yang, Hongil Ha","doi":"10.7580/KJLM.2018.42.1.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7580/KJLM.2018.42.1.1","url":null,"abstract":"to medical procedures may have adverse effects for children, could venipuncture cause deaths in infants and children? We analyzed our cases of unexpected death after venipuncture and conducted a literature review on them. A vasovagal response to noxious stimuli may explain such a sudden death immediately after venipuncture, commonly presented as needle phobia, breath-holding spell, and reflex anoxic seizure in the literature, despite the fact that the current medical evidence is not enough to prove their casual relationship. In addition, pain prevention and management during medical procedure is incorporated in clinical guidelines for pediatric patients, because painful medical procedures negatively affect child development. Thus, prevention and management of pain related to medical procedure may be helpful to avoid an adverse vasovagal response to noxious stimuli from occurring.","PeriodicalId":401663,"journal":{"name":"The Korean journal of legal medicine","volume":"165 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122275270","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":"A Statistical Analysis on Forensic Autopsies Performed in Korea in 2016","authors":"J. Park, Joo-Young Na, B. Lee, Y. Choi","doi":"10.7580/KJLM.2018.42.1.8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7580/KJLM.2018.42.1.8","url":null,"abstract":"A statistical analysis was performed on national forensic autopsy data collected in the Republic of Korea during 2016 to overcome regional limitations and limitations from the number of unusual deaths as reported in the literature over the previous year. A total of 8,335 cases were categorized based on the region, based on requests by the Police Agency and the Coast Guard, gender, age, manner of death, and cause of death. Analysis of the manner of death revealed that 4,028 cases (48.3%) were of unnatural death, 3,447 cases (41.4%) were of natural death, and 860 cases (10.3%) were of unknown death. Among the unnatural deaths, the majority of the manner of deaths (1,584 cases, 39.3%) was accidents, 1,378 cases (34.2%) were suicides, 428 cases (10.6%) were homicides, and 638 cases (15.8%) were undetermined deaths. Among the unnatural deaths, the majority of the cause of deaths (1,518 cases, 37.7%) was due to trauma, followed by 827 cases (20.5%) of poisoning and 732 cases (18.2%) of asphyxia. Falling was the major cause of death by trauma (668 cases, 44.0%). Based on a previous study about asphyxia, strangulation was the major cause, with 569 cases (77.7%). Among the natural deaths, heart disease was the major cause (1,727 cases, 50.1%), followed by vascular disease (587 cases, 17.0%).","PeriodicalId":401663,"journal":{"name":"The Korean journal of legal medicine","volume":"42 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"120926076","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":"Endoscopic Examination in Postmortem Examination","authors":"Joo-Young Na, J. Park","doi":"10.7580/KJLM.2017.41.4.94","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7580/KJLM.2017.41.4.94","url":null,"abstract":"Postmortem examination can be divided into autopsy and postmortem inspection. Unlike autopsies, which examine the body of the deceased using invasive modalities such a dissection, postmortem inspection examines the body of the deceased using non-invasive modalities. The findings yielded by postmortem inspection of the body of the deceased are limited. In South Korea, the rate of autopsies is low [1]. To overcome this challenge, forensic radiology, such as postmortem computed tomography (PMCT), was introduced in the country. However, it is performed only at the National Forensic Service Seoul Institute [2] . Meanwhi le , endoscopy i s widely used in clinical medicine. The authors of the present study investigated the usefulness of endoscopic examination in postmortem inspection prior to autopsy. To the Korean J Leg Med 2017;41:94-99 https://doi.org/10.7580/kjlm.2017.41.4.94","PeriodicalId":401663,"journal":{"name":"The Korean journal of legal medicine","volume":"13 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122572197","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":"Psychopharmacological Treatment Patterns in Patients with Schizophrenia and Schizoaffective Disorder in Forensic Inpatient Settings","authors":"Seon Kyeong Kim, D. Lee","doi":"10.7580/KJLM.2017.41.4.115","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7580/KJLM.2017.41.4.115","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":401663,"journal":{"name":"The Korean journal of legal medicine","volume":"54 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134044811","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}