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BY : Dr Anoop Kumar
Thanatology :- deals with death in all its aspects.
According to (Sec. 46 , IPC) – The Word “Death”
denotes to death of human being .
Thanatology is the scientific study of death in all
its aspects including its cause and phenomena.
It also includes bodily changes and their medico-
legal significance.
Types of Death
Brain edema .
Edema is acompanied by an increase in intracranial pressure
leading to gradual decrease in cerebral circulation to a level
of almost cessation, causing aseptic necrosis of the brain .
Within 3-5 days ,there occur widespread brain destruction of
the cerebrum and brain stem, the brain become a liquefied
mass.
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