Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 14, Issue 7 , Pages 444-447 , October 2007

A fatal case of pontine hemorrhage related to methamphetamine abuse

  • Tomoko Miyashita

      Affiliations

    • Department of Forensic Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1 Kimiidera, Wakayama 641-8509, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel./fax: +81 73 441 0641.
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  • Takahito Hayashi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Forensic Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1 Kimiidera, Wakayama 641-8509, Japan
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  • Yuko Ishida

      Affiliations

    • Department of Forensic Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1 Kimiidera, Wakayama 641-8509, Japan
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  • Kouichi Tsuneyama

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Japan
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  • Akihiko Kimura

      Affiliations

    • Department of Forensic Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1 Kimiidera, Wakayama 641-8509, Japan
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  • Toshikazu Kondo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Forensic Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1 Kimiidera, Wakayama 641-8509, Japan

Received 22 September 2006 ,Accepted 31 January 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2007.01.006

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 14, Issue 7 , Pages 444-447 , October 2007

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