Objective: We aimed to determine the content of forensic psychiatric reports prepared in a university hospital, which institutions requested reports, which report was requested based on which law article, which branches of medicine were cooperated with; to raise awareness about frequently encountered forensic psychiatric cases by psychiatrists and psychiatry residents; and to emphasize the need for continuous and up- to-date training in this field. Methods: Descriptive statistical analyses were conducted using the data in the hospital electronic records of 272 participants aged 18 years and over, for whom preparation of a forensic psychiatric report was requested. Results: Considering the psychiatric diagnoses of the cases, 69 (25.4%) were not diagnosed with any mental disorder, 59 (21.9%) with mental retardation, 33 (12.1%) with psychotic disorders, and 29 (10.6%) with dementia. The majority of the distribution of the reasons for requesting a report was about whether there was criminal responsibility (31.3%), whether there was need for guardianship (27.9%), and whether the victim could defend themselves (14.0%). 39.3% of the requests came from courts, 30.2% from prosecutors and 20.6% from law enforcement officers. No law was specified for 187 of the cases (68.8%). More than half of the cases (53.6%) were consulted from neurology. Conclusion: The results of the study showed the reasons for report requests frequently encountered in psychiatry practice, different authorities that these requests came from, distribution of frequent psychiatric diagnoses and other departments that were consulted together with psychiatry. Giving priority to training covering these areas will meet the needs of...

To investigate microanatomic organizations of the extratemporal facial nerve and its branches, hypoglossal nerve, sural nerve, and great auricular nerve. Nerve samples were dissected in 12 postmortem autopsies, and histomorphometric analyses were conducted. There was no significant difference between the right and left sides of the nerve samples for the nerve area, fascicle area, number of fascicles and average number of axons. The lowest mean fascicle number was found in the hypoglossal nerve (4.9 ± 1.4) while the highest was in great auricular nerve (11.4 ± 6.8). The highest nerve area (3,182,788 ± 838,430 μm²), fascicle area (1,573,181 ± 457,331 μm²) and axon number (14,772 ± 4402) were in hypoglossal nerve (p < 0.05). The number of axons per unit nerve area was higher in the facial nerve, truncus temporofacialis, truncus cervicofacialis and hypoglossal nerve, which are motor nerves, compared to the sural nerve and great auricular nerve, which are sensory nerves (p < 0.05). The number of axons per unit fascicle area was also higher in motor nerves than in sensory nerves (p < 0.05). In the present study, it was observed that each nerve contained a different number of fascicles and these fascicles were different both in size and in the number of axons they contained. All these variables could be the reason why the desired outcomes cannot always be achieved in nerve reconstruction.

Introduction/aim: Turkey has experienced a heavy migration burden in recent years due to its location and benevolent policies. This study aimed to retrospectively examine and discuss the reports prepared for foreign nationals who requested assistance at the Forensic Medicine Department of Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa University Hospital in Tokat, which is located in the Middle Black Sea Region of Turkey, between 2014 and 2022. Materials and methods: This study retrospectively evaluated reports prepared between 2014 and 2022 in the outpatient clinics of Forensic Medicine at Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa University Hospital. Results: Based on the files reviewed, 219 cases were included in the study, of which 70.8% (n = 155) were male and 29.2% (n = 64) were female. Among the 75 cases referred by judicial authorities, 34.6% (n = 26) involved assault, 28% (n = 21) involved determination of the ability to understand the legal significance and consequences of the act, 16% (n = 12) involved traffic accidents, 8% (n = 6) involved poisoning, 9.3% (n = 7) involved abuse, and 4% (n = 3) involved age determinations. Discussion: Problems with immigrants, which have always been a reality due to Turkey’s location on migration routes, have increased significantly in recent years. For this reason, we believe that studies with multicenter and larger series should be conducted to determine the current situation that foreigners create for themselves and Turkey to facilitate necessary arrangements, determine proposed solutions, increase the quality of services offered, and develop plans for the future.

ÖZET Gelişen teknolojiler doğrultusunda estetik ve kozmetik girişimlerde yeni teknikler gelişmesi sebebiyle, girişim miktarında ve talebinde artış izlenmektedir. Buna bağlı olarak son yıllarda tıbbi uygulama hatası iddialarında belirgin artış izlenmektedir. Çalışmada Adli Tıp Kurumu 3. İhtisas Kurulu’nca 2007-2011 yılları arasında görüş bildirilen estetik ve kozmetik girişimler ile ilgili tıbbi uygulama hatası iddiası bulunan 134 olgu incelenmiştir. Olguların 38’i erkek, 96’sı kadın, yaş ortalaması ise 39,5±1,2 idi. Olguların büyük çoğunluğuna Özel Hastanelerde girişim uygulanmıştı. (47%). Olguların 29’una (%21,6) kusur verilmiş olup, 17’si (%12) hakkında çeşitli sebeplerle görüş bildirilememişti. Kusur bulunan gruptaki girişim bölgesi çoklu olanlar kusur bulunmayan gruptan istatistiksel olarak anlamlı şekilde yüksek saptanmıştır (p

Determining the postmortem interval (PMI) is one of the main study subjects of forensic sciences. The main purpose of this prospective in vitro study that was the Micro-CT evaluation of teeth crown and root pulp volume versus dentin thickness in terms of PMI determination. The study involved 60 female Wistar rats, with weights ranging from 270 to 320 g. These rats were grouped into six different post-mortem period categories. Following the animals’ sacrifice, they were subjected to a natural putrefaction period, with a control group, in the grounds of a sheltered garden. Hemi-mandible samples were then extracted and placed in glass tubes for Micro-CT evaluations, following the progression of putrefaction processes. The pulp volume and dentin thickness were assessed using Micro-CT, and the gathered data underwent statistical analysis. Micro-CT was employed to analyze sixty right mandibular second molar teeth in the hemi-mandible. The crown pulp volume exhibited a reduction in group 6, with a value of 0.239 mm³ after a three-month period of natural putrefaction (p < 0.001). There is statistically differences among groups in case of pairwise comparison (p < 0.05). However, the root pulp volume and dentin thickness variables did not display any statistically significant changes. Despite certain limitations associated with this study, the Micro-CT findings concerning teeth pulp volume can serve as an objective parameter, especially for late postmortem investigations and the estimation of time of death.