The case of determining the species, gender, age and race of the skull with congenital multiple developmental anomalies
Stoyan A. Mussabekova S.
2022National Scientific Medical Center
Journal of Clinical Medicine of Kazakhstan
2022#19Issue 180 - 84 pp.
In forensic medicine, a reconstructive victim profile is a widely used procedure for providing individual data in cases of complex identification of a person. The most valuable data such as gender, age, origin and height are obtained f rom skeletal and dental analyses. Deformed skulls require special expert attention during the forensic examination of bone remains. Unusual skull shapes are usually formed with certain diseases (hydrocephalus, craniostenosis, rickets), various kinds of injuries or as a result of artificial (intentional) changes in the shape of the head. The detection of cranial deformity has a great forensic importance in identifying a person, allowing you to further outline the range of diseases that an unknown person could have suffered during his lifetime. The article describes a rare forensic case of identification of a human skull with congenital multiple developmental anomalies. During the forensic medical and forensic examination, the deceased had a history of signs of a rare disease characterized by the formation of a specific deformation of the skull. A comprehensive assessment of the data is very important when conducting forensic medical studies aimed at helping investigative authorities to identify human remains.
deformity , developmental anomalies , forensic medical examination , identification , skull
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Medical and Forensic Department, Institute of Forensic Expertise, Forensic Examinations Center of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Department of Pathology, Karaganda Medical University, Karaganda, Kazakhstan
Medical and Forensic Department
Department of Pathology
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