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R Sprung

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PubMed1980

[Suicide with air gun. Research in would ballistics of air-driven weapons (author's transl)].

Little information is available on suicidal attempts using air guns. In this paper we report an unusual suicide of a 85-year-old pensioner. We also report on additional experiments regarding the power of bullets to penetrate various materials. These experiments are designed to contribute to the understanding of the details of contact gunshots. The results are discussed and compared with those from other authors.

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Elevated homocysteine levels in alcohol withdrawal.

Ethanol exerts its behavioural effects largely by interacting with receptors for brain neurotransmitters. However, the molecular mechanisms involving these interactions and the pathogenesis of alcohol-withdrawal symptomatology are still not well understood. Until recently, no data were available about homocysteine (Hcy) levels in acute alcohol intoxication of chronic alcoholics and in patients undergoing withdrawal from alcohol. Hcy, blood-alcohol concentrations, vitamins B6, B12, and folate concentrations were assessed in 29 chronic alcoholics, who underwent withdrawal from alcohol. We observed increased Hcy levels in most patients. Hcy levels steadily decreased during the observation period. We postulate that hyperhomocysteinaemia and excitatory amino acid neurotransmitters, by their agonism at the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor, may partly mediate alcohol-associated withdrawal symptomatology. The importance of assessing serum Hcy levels in order to detect methylation deficiency in patients with chronic alcoholism and for possible therapeutic strategies is discussed.

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[Phenomenology of ether administration. With a review of the literature].

A 45-year-old man was found dead lying on a sofa in his house. He had pulled a plastic bag over his head, the bag containing a pad of cotton-wool soaked with diethylether. Different aspects are discussed in this paper including a review of the literature: anamnesis, scene of death, utensils used for inhalation and autopsy findings. There are especially pointed out the results of chemical-toxicological analyses in many body compartments. Furthermore are interpreted the manners and the relations of the distribution of ether as well as possible effects on the consciousness. In consideration of other published cases, the analytical results concerning ether are discussed with regard to the presumed cause of death (e.g. asphyxia) and other potential competitive mechanisms.

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