Office of the Medical Examiner of Cook County

Recent papers from Office of the Medical Examiner of Cook County

1. The Impact of Scalp Hair on Gunshot Residue Deposition: A Forensic Approach to Range of Fire DeterminationAcademic Forensic Pathology · 2026
2. Fatal pelvic inflammatory disease caused by Fusobacterium necrophorum: case report and literature reviewSurgical and Experimental Pathology · 2026
3. Pediatric fatal head and neck injury in a 9-year medical examiner case series: autopsy findings and cervical spine dissection techniquesInternational Journal of Legal Medicine · 2026
4. Civil Defense 9mm+P/9mm+P Ultra-Lights BulletsAmerican Journal of Forensic Medicine & Pathology · 2026
5. Fatal Air Weapon InjuriesAmerican Journal of Forensic Medicine & Pathology · 2026
6. Death due to diphenhydramine toxicity: A 9‐year review from the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office and a review of the literatureJournal of Forensic Sciences · 2025
7. The Recent Rise of Streptococcus Pyogenes Group A–Related Deaths in Cook CountyAmerican Journal of Forensic Medicine & Pathology · 2025
8. A unique case of suicide by machete: Injury pattern and considerations on the manner of deathJournal of Forensic Sciences · 2025
9. Suicide by Inhalation of Carbon Monoxide Produced by Mixing Formic Acid and Sulfuric AcidAmerican Journal of Forensic Medicine & Pathology · 2025
10. An exceptional case of sudden death due to pseudo‐Meigs syndromeJournal of Forensic Sciences · 2025
11. One house, two bodies: Investigating non-traumatic companion deaths and challenges in the "Philemon and Baucis" syndrome.2025
12. Does Arterial Vasospasm Cause Ischemic Brain Injury in Abusive Head Trauma? Findings from an Autopsy Study of Long-term SurvivorsJournal of Forensic Science and Medicine · 2025
13. The age progression technique: Study and evaluation of the resultsLegal Medicine · 2025
14. Triple coronary thrombosis: autopsy case and literature reviewSurgical and Experimental Pathology · 2024
15. Analysis of unique atypical screwdriver injuriesJournal of Forensic Sciences · 2024
16. Firearm Fatalities in the Pediatric PopulationAmerican Journal of Forensic Medicine & Pathology · 2024
17. Death Due to Caffeine and Methamphetamine Toxicity: A Case ReportCureus · 2024
18. MDMB-4en-PINACA–Related Deaths in Cook County JailAmerican Journal of Forensic Medicine & Pathology · 2024
19. Female Homicide Victims in Cook County, IllinoisAmerican Journal of Forensic Medicine & Pathology · 2024
20. Ruptured Aortic Dissection in an Unrecognized, Late-Term Intrauterine PregnancyAmerican Journal of Forensic Medicine & Pathology · 2023