CAPUTO F.

Background: Intracranial dural arteriovenous fistula (DAVF) consists of a meshwork of arteriovenous shunts. Drainage of the fistula may be into a dural sinus or directly into cortical veins. Rarely, dural arteriovenous fistulas drain exclusively into perimedullary veins. Prompt diagnosis is important, as the clinical course is potentially life...

Introduction and objectives. In Italy, four minors have died in the last year as a result of male circumcision (MC) procedures performed for cultural and religious reasons by unqualified persons in unhygienic conditions. Results and discussion. After illustrating the historical and ethical outlines of the moral admissibility of MC within a...

Decapitation is the severance of the head from the body. Generally, cases of decapitation are considered as homicidal, as there are very few cases of accidental and suicidal decapitation in the world. In homicides, decapitation could be the cause of death as well the result of a postmortem body dismemberment or mutilation in order, for example,...

Functional neurological disorders can have different clinical manifestations, including coma, in the setting of an unknown etiology. In this article, we present a case of a young man affected by intellectual disabilities who, after a physical assault reported serious neurological alterations and a functional coma. This case shows how a...

Varices are the main clinical manifestation of portal hypertension, and their bleeding is the predominant cause of mortality from this condition. Periumbilical varices are known as "caput medusae." Reports of their bleeding are rare, with only three fatal cases described in the literature. The antemortem diagnosis is relatively simple, while...