Publications by authors named "Motoo Komeda"
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- The study applied energy dispersive X-ray fluorescent spectrometry (EDXRF) to examine two autopsy cases involving bromvalerylurea ingestion.
- EDXRF effectively detected bromide in the blood, urine, and stomach contents of the victims, demonstrating its utility in forensic analysis.
- The research highlights EDXRF as a valuable, non-destructive tool for rapid elemental analysis in identifying drugs during medico-legal investigations.
A case of fatal poisoning involving clomipramine, chlorpromazine and flunitrazepam is presented. Quantitative toxicological analysis showed that the concentrations of clomipramine, chlorpromazine and 7-aminoflunitrazepam (a metabolite of flunitrazepam) in the femoral blood were 3.24 microg/ml, 0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Asthma is the one of the major causes of sudden death in Japan. Postmortem diagnosis of asthma has been based on morphological findings in lungs, but it histological evidence, was also reported that the biochemical markers such as total and specific immunoglobulin E (IgE) are useful.
Case Report: We present here a case of fatal asthmatic death.
We present here a fatal poisoning case involving verapamil, metoprolol and digoxin. A 39-year-old male was found dead in his room, and a lot of empty packets of prescribed drugs were found near the corpse. The blood concentrations of verapamil, metoprolol and digoxin were 9.
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