尸体痉挛(cadaveric spasm)又称死后痉挛(postmortem spasm),是人或动物死亡后,肌肉未经过松弛阶段就立即发生僵硬

这种现象可由肉眼观察到,一般死亡前有剧烈运动,挣扎,伴随有大的情绪波动,死亡后会出现痉挛的现象[1]刑侦学上具体表现的例子有,溺水死亡者紧抓稻草,吞枪自戕者紧握手枪等。

成因

尸体痉挛的成因,一般观点认为是死前肌肉剧烈运动,耗尽三磷酸腺苷(ATP),导致死后肌肉僵硬形成痉挛。

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