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Diabetes Complications – Mimics To DUI?

Criminal Law, DUI, General Medical, ToxicologyBy Godoy Medical Forensics, Inc.

Diabetes The American Diabetes Association (ADA) reports that there are 30.3 million American adults with diabetes. This is approximately 9.4% of the American population.  The ADA also reports that 1.5 million Americans are diagnosed with…

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One Deadly Punch Leads To Prison

Assault, Blunt Force Trauma, Criminal Law, HomicideBy Godoy Medical Forensics, Inc.

  Our faithful readers may remember that I wrote a newsletter back in 2011 called “Can One Punch Kill” but it has been many years since then and I asked one of my nurses to…

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Fentanyl: An involuntary intoxication defense?

Assault, Criminal Law, DUI, General Medical, Psych/Mental Health, Psych/Mental Health (Civil), ToxicologyBy Godoy Medical Forensics, Inc.

A strange occurrence at a Massachusetts hospital Articles by Forensic Magazine and New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) Between 2012 to 2016, fourteen patients showed up at a Massachusetts hospital with a strange problem.  All…

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Visualization of Old Bruises in Children

Assault, Blunt Force Trauma, Child Abuse, Criminal Law, Domestic Violence, Elder/Dependent Abuse & Neglect (Criminal)By Godoy Medical Forensics, Inc.

Ultraviolet Radiation and Forensics In forensics, ultraviolet radiation is used to enhance injuries of the skin. It has been reported that ultraviolet radiation can help visualize an old bruise and can also estimate the shape…

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Aging a bruise on Autopsy

Assault, Blunt Force Trauma, Child Abuse, Criminal Law, Domestic Violence, Elder/Dependent Abuse & Neglect (Criminal), HomicideBy Godoy Medical Forensics, Inc.

Those of you who follow me know I have several posts about how you can’t date bruises by color, but there is emerging literature to show that bruises can be dated on tissue analysis: How…

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Are alcoholics really at fault for their crimes?

Assault, Domestic Violence, DUI, General Medical, Mitigation, Psych/Mental Health, ToxicologyBy Godoy Medical Forensics, Inc.

In April, I covered delirium and noted that there are many underlying etiologies that can cause it. One such etiology is Wernicke encephalopathy. What is encephalopathy? Encephalopathy is a general term describing any disease of…

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Infection, Delirium, and Homicide

Elder/Dependent Abuse & Neglect (Civil), Elder/Dependent Abuse & Neglect (Criminal), General Medical, HomicideBy Tara Godoy

In April, I covered delirium and noted that there are many underlying etiologies that can cause it. One such etiology is infection. Infection and our body Our bodies are constantly fighting infections. Our skin is…

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Shock in Criminal Cases

Assault, Blunt Force Trauma, Domestic Violence, DUI, Emergency Department, Psych/Mental Health, ToxicologyBy Tara Godoy

In April, I covered delirium and noted that there are many underlying etiologies that can cause it. One such etiology is hypoperfusion. When the blood flow is cut off to the vital organs, the body…

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Hypertension in Criminal Cases

Assault, Child Abuse, Criminal Law, Domestic Violence, DUI, General Medical, Psych/Mental HealthBy Tara Godoy

In April, I covered delirium and noted that there are many underlying etiologies that can cause it. One of those etiologies is a condition called hypertensive crisis, or more specifically, hypertensive encephalopathy. If you have…

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5 Things Criminal Authorities Should Know About… Psychosis

Criminal Law, Psych/Mental Health, Psych/Mental Health (Civil)By Godoy Medical Forensics, Inc.

This month we have a guest author. Thank you to Eleanor Ruth for providing this newsletter/blog post for us!  Psychosis is a condition that distorts attunement with reality. Throughout the years, there have been many…

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What a criminal attorney needs to know about brain injuries.

Assault, Criminal Law, Domestic Violence, DUI, Elder/Dependent Abuse & Neglect (Criminal), Mitigation, Psych/Mental HealthBy Tara Godoy

In April, I covered delirium and noted that there are many underlying etiologies that can cause it. One of those underlying causes is brain injuries, or intracranial processes such as stroke, tumor or traumatic injury.…

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What role does Hypoxia play in Criminal Cases? {Assault/Trauma}

Assault, Child Abuse, Criminal Law, Domestic Violence, DUI, General Medical, Homicide, Psych/Mental Health, ToxicologyBy Tara Godoy

For both prosecutors and defense attorneys, it’s often important to know the defendant’s state of mind to litigate the case. If a defendant has a medical condition or traumatic injury that could result in hypoxia…

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