Natural Intracranial Hemorrhage and Its Forensic Implications: A Case Review

An aneurysm is an abnormal, weak spot in a blood vessel that causes an outward bulging or ballooning of the arterial wall. An aneurysm confined to the head cause a serious medical condition, like a hemorrhagic stroke, which leads to brain damage and death. Berry aneurysms are the most common kind of aneurysm in the brain. The most common site of berry aneurysm is the anterior cerebral artery. These aneurysms remain asymptomatic for a long time or may rupture and cause intracranial hemorrhage and sudden death, there by arising suspicion in the eyes of his near and dear ones. In cases of trivial trauma to head leading on to brain hemorrhage causing the death of the individual the defense counsel takes the advantage of the aneurysm to be the cause of brain hemorrhage. This is a case, report where deceased was found dead in bathroom, following rupture of berry aneurysm and we have reviewed the literature regarding the berry aneurysm and tried to corroborate with the legal scenario.