Meningioma: A rare cause of sudden death - A case report

2^nd International Conference on Forensic Research and Technology

October 07-09, 2013 Hampton Inn Tropicana, Las Vegas, NV, USA

Y. P. Raghavendra Babu

Scientific Tracks Abstracts: J Forensic Res

Abstract :

Sudden unexpected death of an apparently healthy individual is an expected event in the life of a forensic expert. Neurological causes account for only 15% of all sudden deaths of which deaths from an undiagnosed primary intracranial neoplasm is exceptionally rare. Meningioma is a common intracranial tumor and it is rarely associated with sudden, unexpected deaths. We report one such case of sudden death in a 32 year old male with an olfactory meningioma without any prior history of neurological symptoms raising queries regarding the cause of death.

Biography :

Y. P. Raghavendra Babu is working as Associate Professor in the Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, India, an affiliated institute to Manipal University since May 2008. He has more than 35 publications in both national and international journals and has attended conferences and symposiums at national and international levels. He is a peer reviewer for various national and international journals, notable among them are Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine and Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health. Recently he has been appointed as Managing Editor for Forensic Medicine in Webmed Central and Speciality Editor in Webmed Central Plus which are open access online portals for publishing research articles. He has authored a book entitled ?Concept Maps in Forensic Medicine and Toxicology - a quick review for exams? in the year 2010. He has also authored a chapter on Transportation injuries in the text book edited by A.S. Deoskar and co-authored two other chapters of forensic importance.