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J Timperman

Publications and source records attributed to J Timperman.

At least 19 recordsLinked to original sources
PubMed1996

[Legal medicine--an evolution].

After about forty years of medico-legal practice the author considers some aspects of the evolution of this activity on the forensic field. He throws a glance on the nowadays problems concerning living persons or victims and even so on the new trends in regard to thanatology and thanato-etiology. After having drown some comments towards the "CO-WORKING" with the judicial apparatus he underlines his views and perspectives regarding on the one side the eventual postdoctoral graduation of Police Surgeons and on the other, the official qualification, on the basis of academic criteria, of forensic pathologists who, with the clear support of the universities, he hopes to see more strengthened by future statutes.

Accidents, Traffic↗
PubMed1990

Sudden death in idiopathic giant cell myocarditis.

A rare case of idiopathic giant-cell myocarditis fatally affecting a middle-aged woman is presented. The circumstances of the fulminant and unexpected death were witnessed and reported by a relative. The confusing aspects of the 'Fiedler's myocarditis', the relation with more common forms of viral myocarditis and finally the medico-legal importance in the context of the sudden and natural death are mentioned.

Adult↗
PubMed1989

Serum strontium estimation as a medico-legal diagnostic indicator of drowning.

In order to corroborate the medico-legal diagnosis of vital submersion we reviewed the appropriate literature and tested Icard's initial hypothesis, already expressed in 1932, that Strontium might be a good indicator of sea-water drowning. Therefore, we examined all the bodies found either in fresh or in sea-water, and also non-drowned control cases. Strontium concentrations in both cardiac cavities and in a peripheral blood-vessel were determined by flameless atomic absorption spectrophotometry. The statistical evaluation of the results is hereby presented. We come to the conclusion that this determination can be a valuable additional proof for sea-water drowning diagnosis, whilst freshwater drowning would be more difficult to assess. Further investigations are being undertaken.

Drowning↗
PubMed1986

Is zinc a reliable biochemical marker of chronic alcoholism in the overall context of a medico-legal autopsy?

The purpose of our investigation is to appreciate the usefulness of zinc determination in the human body with regard to the tracing of chronic alcoholism at forensic autopsies. The analysis of zinc was performed in vitreous humour and in skeletal muscle. Our results tend to prove that, in post-mortem material, zinc is not a suitable marker of chronic alcoholism. Furthermore one has to take into account the frequent contamination during collection and storage of the samples and also the post-mortem increase of zinc in the vitreous humour due to autolysis.

Alcoholism↗
PubMed1982

Correlation between postmortem ethanol levels in the blood and the testicle. A computerized study of 633 determinations.

This study emphasizes the value of the presence of ethanol in the testicle. It proves particularly useful in cases where blood and urine are no more present in the body. In 633 cases where blood or urine were still available, a highly positive correlation between the blood, alcohol and the amount of alcohol present in the testicle could be demonstrated, thus confirming the research carried out in the Department of Legal Medicine as far back as 1943. An attempt is further made to assess the possible influence of such factors as putrefaction, submersion or post-traumatic anemia on this correlation.

Cadaver↗