[Bolus death in abnormalities of the brain]

A man 61 years of age had fallen ill 4 years before he died. He suffered from hypertension and from pseudobulbar palsy. While he was eating he suddenly died. The cause of death was asphyxia by an alimentary bolus. No influence of alcohol and/or drugs was found. There were several malformations in the brain: absence of corpus callosum, heterotopias and porencephaly. The death is regarded as connected with these malformations.