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Cathinone Neurotoxicity (“The “3Ms”) by Karch, Steven B

“…Synthetic cathinones are designer drugs of the phenethylamine class, structurally and pharmacologically similar to amphetamine,…”
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The unique histology of methamphetamine cardiomyopathy: A case report by Karch, Steven B

“…Abstract This report describes the histological changes observed in the heart a young methamphetamine abuser who died of heart failure. Most of the microscopic…”
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The Problem of Police-Related Cardiac Arrest by Karch, Steven B., MD, FFFLM, FFFSoc, FAAFP

“…The term “positional asphyxia” was originally used to describe the situation in which the upper airways becomes compromised by sharp angulation of the head or…”
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Excited delirium syndrome (ExDS): Redefining an old diagnosis by Vilke, Gary M., MD, Payne-James, Jason, MD, LLM, Karch, Steven B., MD

“…Abstract Recently, the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) of the United States of America convened a meeting of experts in the area of Excited Delirium…”
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Epidemiological and clinical data of amniotic fluid embolism in forensic settings by Busardo, Francesco P, Frati, Paola, Karch, Steven B, Fineschi, Vittorio

“…Amniotic fluid embolism (AFE) is a serious obstetric emergency, burdened with a high rate of mortality and morbidity and possible permanent neurological…”
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Perioperative and anesthetic deaths: toxicological and medico legal aspects by Argo, Antonina, Zerbo, Stefania, Lanzarone, Antonietta, Buscemi, Roberto, Roccuzzo, Roberta, Karch, Steven B.

“…Background Anesthesia has become safer during decades, though there is still a preventable mortality; the complexity of medical and surgical interventions,…”
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Cardiac oxidative stress determination and myocardial morphology after a single ecstasy (MDMA) administration in a rat model by Cerretani, Daniela, Riezzo, Irene, Fiaschi, Anna Ida, Centini, Fabio, Giorgi, Giorgio, D’Errico, Stefano, Fiore, Carmela, Karch, Steven B., Neri, Margherita, Pomara, Cristoforo, Turillazzi, Emanuela, Fineschi, Vittorio

“…Experimental and clinical data indicate that 3,4-methylenedioxy- N -methylamphetamine (MDMA) abuse can produce significant cardiovascular toxicity. A mechanism…”
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Confocal laser scanning microscopy. Using new technology to answer old questions in forensic investigations by Turillazzi, Emanuela, Karch, Steven B., Neri, Margherita, Pomara, Cristoforo, Riezzo, Irene, Fineschi, Vittorio

“…Confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) is a relatively new technique for microscopic imaging. It has found a wide field of application in the general sphere…”
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Levamisole adulterated cocaine and pulmonary vasculitis: Presentation of two lethal cases and brief literature review by Karch, Steven B, Busardò, Francesco Paolo, Vaiano, Fabio, Portelli, Francesca, Zaami, Simona, Bertol, Elisabetta

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Cardiac pathology in death from electrocution by Fineschi, Vittorio, Karch, Steven B, D'Errico, Stefano, Pomara, Cristoforo, Riezzo, Irene, Turillazzi, Emanuela

“…To better characterize the morphologic changes in electrocution, morphologic changes in the hearts of 21 subjects, who died instantaneously of electrocution,…”
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Changing times: DNA resequencing and the “nearly normal autopsy” by Karch, Steven B., MD

“…Abstract No matter how meticulous the autopsy, non-traumatic deaths in the young go unexplained from 5–10% of the time. The percentage is higher in children…”
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Ethanol-based hand cleansers by Karch, Steven B., MD, FFFLM

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Aminorex associated with possible idiopathic pulmonary hypertension in a cocaine user by Karch, Steven B, Defraia, Beatrice, Messerini, Luca, Mari, Francesco, Vaiano, Fabio, Bertol, Elisabetta

“…Abstract The conversion of levamisole to aminorex in horses was first described in 2009 and, for the first time, confirmed in humans two years later by our…”
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The Never-Ending Public Health Issue of Adulterants in Abused Drugs by Busardò, Francesco P., Pichini, Simona, Pacifici, Roberta, Karch, Steven B.

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Aminorex poisoning in cocaine abusers by Karch, Steven B, Mari, Francesco, Bartolini, Viola, Bertol, Elisabetta

“…Abstract Levamisole is found in more than 80% of illicit cocaine seized within United States borders. Percentages are somewhat lower in Europe. In 2009,…”
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Determination of aminorex in human urine samples by GC–MS after use of levamisole by Bertol, Elisabetta, Mari, Francesco, Milia, Maria Grazia Di, Politi, Lucia, Furlanetto, Sandra, Karch, Steven B.

“…The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) reports that as of October 2010, 79% of all cocaine seized in the United States contained levamisole. The equine…”
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Applied Force During Prone Restraint: Is Officer Weight a Factor? by Kroll, Mark W, Brave, Michael A, Kleist, Scott R, Ritter, Mollie B, Ross, Darrell L, Karch, Steven B

“…INTRODUCTIONIt has been suggested that law enforcement officer (LEO) weight on the backs of prone subjects may cause asphyxia. METHODSLaw enforcement officers…”
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Sudden cardiac death during anabolic steroid abuse: morphologic and toxicologic findings in two fatal cases of bodybuilders by Fineschi, Vittorio, Riezzo, Irene, Centini, Fabio, Silingardi, Enrico, Licata, Manuela, Beduschi, Giovanni, Karch, Steven B

“…We report two cases of sudden cardiac death (SCD) involving previously healthy bodybuilders who were chronic androgenic-anabolic steroids users. In both…”
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Prolonging the Prone Postulate by Kroll, Mark W., Brave, Michael A., Kleist, Scott R., Ritter, Mollie B., Ross, Darrell L., Karch, Steven B.

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A letter from America: The ghost of Dr. Griggs’ 2008; 15 (1):7–15 by Karch, Steven B., MD, FFFLM, Wong, Steven H., PhD

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