B.P. Dubey

4. Cerebral Venous Thrombosis in Pregnancy

Sudden unexpected death in many instances comes with stimulating or interesting findings, often in contrast to the history provided. Two cases of sudden death in pregnant females with central venous thrombosis are described, because of their rarity. The incidence, etiological factors, predisposing conditions and the ethical and legal questions arising from such deaths are discussed.

Sexual Dimorphism of Hyoid Bone-A Study of Adult Population in Bhopal Region of Central India

Identification of sex from unknown skeletal remains is a challenging issue in forensic casework. Sex determination from long bones, skull and pelvis is well studied and documented. The hyoid bone, however, has remained the least noticed bone for sex determination. In the present study, 100 adult hyoid bones-72 male and 28 female, removed from corpses [after written, informed consent from the relatives] and buried in soil, were examined using discriminant function analysis (IBM SPSS20). Five discriminant functions were tested and obtained. Discriminant Function = 1.738 thl + (−0.542) thw + 1.278 mlb +1.240 disgrcor-11.969. Cut off score was-0.410, 84% accurately classified into their groups. Cross-validated results showed correct classification in 83% of the cases.