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Concentration of Carbon Monoxide (CO) in Postmortem Human Tissues: Effect of Environmental CO Exposure by Vreman, Hendrik J., Wong, Ronald J., Stevenson, David K., Smialek, John E., Fowler, David R., Li, Ling, Vigorito, Robert D., Zielke, H. Ronald

“…We studied how carbon monoxide (CO) is distributed within the human body through quantitation of CO concentrations in postmortem tissue samples from fatalities…”
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Plaque Rupture and Sudden Death Related to Exertion in Men With Coronary Artery Disease by Burke, Allen P, Farb, Andrew, Malcom, Gray T, Liang, You-hui, Smialek, John E, Virmani, Renu

“…CONTEXT Exertion has been reported to acutely increase the risk of sudden coronary death, but the underlying mechanisms are unclear. OBJECTIVE To determine the…”
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Intraneuronal Aβ-Amyloid Precedes Development of Amyloid Plaques in Down Syndrome by Gyure, Kymberly A, Durham, Robert, Stewart, Walter F, Smialek, John E, Troncoso, Juan C

“…Abstract Context.—Down syndrome patients who live to middle age invariably develop the neuropathologic features of Alzheimer disease, providing a unique…”
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Quantitation of Latent Varicella-Zoster Virus and Herpes Simplex Virus Genomes in Human Trigeminal Ganglia by Pevenstein, S R, Williams, R K, McChesney, D, Mont, E K, Smialek, J E, Straus, S E

“…Article Usage Stats Services JVI Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley…”
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Use of Alcohol as a Risk Factor for Bicycling Injury by Li, Guohua, Baker, Susan P, Smialek, John E, Soderstrom, Carl A

“…CONTEXT Bicycling is one of the leading causes of recreational injuries. Elevated blood alcohol concentrations (BACs) are found in about one third of fatally…”
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Investigation of sudden infant deaths in the State of Maryland (1990–2000) by Li, Ling, Fowler, David, Liu, Liang, Ripple, Mary G., Lambros, Zoe, Smialek, John E.

“…The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) has recorded a significant decline in the deaths of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) in the state of…”
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Autopsy Study of Motorcyclist Fatalities: The Effect of the 1992 Maryland Motorcycle Helmet Use Law by Auman, Kimberly M, Kufera, Joseph A, Ballesteros, Michael F, Smialek, John E, Dischinger, Patricia C

“…This study sought to determine the impact of Maryland's all-rider motorcycle helmet law (enacted on October 1, 1992) on preventing deaths and traumatic brain…”
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Lung tissue concentrations of nicotine in sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) by McMartin, Kristen I., Platt, Marvin S., Hackman, Richard, Klein, Julia, Smialek, John E., Vigorito, Robert, Koren, Gideon

“…Objective: To compare lung concentrations of nicotine and cotinine in cases of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and controls. Design/methods: We measured…”
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Sports-related and non-sports-related sudden cardiac death in young adults by Burke, A P, Farb, A, Virmani, R, Goodin, J, Smialek, J E

“…Sports-related sudden cardiac deaths were compared with non-sports-related sudden cardiac death in individuals (14 to 40 years old) who were autopsied from…”
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Lethal combination of tramadol and multiple drugs affecting serotonin by Ripple, M G, Pestaner, J P, Levine, B S, Smialek, J E

“…The death of a 36-year-old alcoholic man who died after developing seizure activity while being treated with tramadol, as well as with venlafaxine, trazodone,…”
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Pseudo-Subarachnoid Hemorrhage of the Head Diagnosed by Computerized Axial Tomography: A Postmortem Study of Ten Medical Examiner Cases by Chute, DJ, Smialek, JE

“…In this report, we describe ten cases of pseudosubarachnoid hemorrhage on computer axial tomography (CT) scan of the head. A pseudo-subarachnoid hemorrhage is…”
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Status of Alcohol Absorption in Drinking Drivers Killed in Traffic Accidents by Levine, B, Smialek, JE

“…One issue which constantly confronts the forensic toxicologist in drinking driver cases is the relationship between the breath or blood alcohol concentration…”
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Splenic rupture following cardiopulmonary resuscitation by Pestaner, Joseph P, Smialek, John E

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Primary cardiac tumors causing sudden death: a review of the literature by Cina, S J, Smialek, J E, Burke, A P, Virmani, R, Hutchins, G M

“…Sudden unexpected death accounts for 200,000-400,000 deaths each year in the United States. Although the vast majority of these fatalities are related to…”
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Decreasing incidence of sudden death due to undiagnosed primary central nervous system tumors by Eberhart, C G, Morrison, A, Gyure, K A, Frazier, J, Smialek, J E, Troncoso, J C

“…Although most fatal brain tumors are diagnosed well before a patient's death, occasionally medical examiners and coroners encounter cases in which the presence…”
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Tramadol distribution in four postmortem cases by Levine, Barry, Ramcharitar, Vera, Smialek, John E

“…Four postmortem cases are reported in which the analgesic drug tramadol was identified. Tramadol is an alkaline extractable drug and elutes from a HP-5 column…”
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Cardiovascular effects of cocaine: an autopsy study of 40 patients by Virmani, R, Robinowitz, M, Smialek, J E, Smyth, D F

“…From September 1983 through November 1986, autopsies were performed on 6810 patients at the Office of the Maryland Medical Examiners; of these 40 had…”
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Sleep location and suffocation: how good is the evidence? by O'Hara, M, Harruff, R, Smialek, J E, Fowler, D R

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The role of ethanol in heroin deaths by Levine, B, Green, D, Smialek, J E

“…The purpose of this study was to evaluate the role of ethanol in deaths due to heroin intoxication. Over a 12 month period, all cases investigated by the…”
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A case of familial angiolipomatosis with Lisch nodules by Cina, S J, Radentz, S S, Smialek, J E

“…Familial angiolipomatosis is a rare syndrome that may be confused clinically with neurofibromatosis type 1. This condition is most often inherited in an…”
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