Yu Garlen, Prahlow Joseph A
Department of Pediatrics, Kaiser Permanente, San Diego, CA, USA.
Department of Pathology, St. Louis University School of Medicine, Office of the Medical Examiner- City of St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA.
Forensic Sci Med Pathol. 2025 Mar 7. doi: 10.1007/s12024-025-00973-1.
Positional asphyxia occurs when a victim fails to remove themself from a compromising position, leading to the restriction of respiration with subsequent death. Many cases involve an inverted body position with or without abnormal kinking of the neck. Victims are typically unable to recover from dangerous situations due to impaired consciousness. Furthermore, positional asphyxia is often accidental, stemming from conditions such as intoxication and varying neurologic disorders. We report a unique case of a death of a college student due to positional asphyxia related to an underlying seizure disorder to highlight the significant dangers that individuals face with seizure disorders, including sudden unexplained death in epilepsy (SUDEP).
当受害者无法自行脱离危及呼吸的体位时，就会发生体位性窒息，进而导致呼吸受限并最终死亡。许多案例涉及身体倒置的体位，颈部可能伴有或不伴有异常扭曲。由于意识受损，受害者通常无法从危险处境中恢复过来。此外，体位性窒息往往是意外发生的，起因于诸如中毒和各种神经系统疾病等情况。我们报告了一例独特的案例，一名大学生因与潜在癫痫发作障碍相关的体位性窒息死亡，以强调癫痫发作障碍患者所面临的重大危险，包括癫痫猝死（SUDEP）。
