Dura mater and survival time determination in individuals who died after traumatic brain injury: a preliminary study.
Marcello BeneventoAntonio d'AmatiSimona NicolìLaura AmbrosiJacek BajDavide FerorelliGiuseppe IngravalloBiagio SolarinoPublished in: Forensic science, medicine, and pathology (2024)
The DM is involved in the inflammatory response after TBI. CD15 immunoreactivity allowed us to distinguish between subjects who died immediately after TBI and those with an ST of minutes or hours. CD3 immunoreactivity can be used to differentiate subjects with an ST of days from those with other STs. Moreover, the DM samples showed an acceptable diagnostic yield even in samples with signs of putrefaction.