A5085194801- Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis
- Autopsy Techniques and Outcomes
- Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
- Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Genital Health and Disease
- Innovations in Medical Education
- Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
- Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
- Health and Conflict Studies
- Empathy and Medical Education
- Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects
- Anatomy and Medical Technology
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Restraint-Related Deaths
- Dutch Social and Cultural Studies
- Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies
- HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment
- Forensic Entomology and Diptera Studies
Antwerp University Hospital
2021-2024
University of Antwerp
2021-2023
Abstract Monitoring long‐term alcohol use and/or abstinence is essential in clinical and medico‐legal cases. Analysis of ethyl glucuronide (EtG) hair provides information on consumption over several months. However, there a lag time between ethanol consumption, incorporation EtG the bulb growing out scalp. Phosphatidylethanol (PEth) 16:0/18:1 analysis whole blood has detection window 2–4 weeks, allowing for recent consumption. In this study, 2340 paired samples (of venous from 1170...
The COVID-19 pandemic, which reached Belgium in early 2020, significantly impacted the country's healthcare system, including forensic medicine. Illustrating knowledge vacuum medical world was working in, first ten patients arriving were hospitalized a police-secured facility. By 2021, among most severely affected countries Europe, reporting over 730,000 cases and more than 21,000 COVID-19-related deaths. In response to these unprecedented challenges, medicine implemented critical reforms...
Abstract Toxicological data on overdose with human immunodeficiency virus inhibitors are scarce. We present a case report of two independent suicide attempts by self-administered the same antiretroviral medicine Genvoya® (emtricitabine/elvitegravir/tenofovir alafenamide/cobicistat). Both patients were admitted to hospital and presented loss consciousness, lactic acidosis, elevated hepatic transaminase levels hemodynamic instability. While one patient survived advanced supportive measures,...
The Sri Lanka Journal of Forensic Medicine, Science & Law (SLJFMSL) is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal published biannually in June and December each year by the Department Faculty University Peradeniya, Lanka.The mission SLJFMSL to stimulate, encourage empower researchers publish high quality research order promote evidence based practice provide platform for share experiences knowledge fields forensic medicine, sciences, medical ethics relevant law. This publishes original papers,...
How truthful are statements about substance use in the fitness to drive examination? In Belgium, court can order a examination on indication. One is not fit if there has been excessive alcohol and/or drug past 6 months. Chronic corresponds an average consumption of ≥ units per day or 42 week over several Toxicologically, 30 pg/mg ethylglucuronide (direct marker) scalp hair strongly suggests this. For drugs, it sufficient demonstrate this one samples. The anamnesis and toxicology were...