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Scientists now have an explanation for the “Screaming Woman” mummy after using CT scans to perform a “virtual dissection.”
It turns out she may have died in agony and experienced a cadaveric spasm, that occurs at the moment of death.
The mummy discovered during a 1935 archaeological expedition at Deir el-Bahari near Luxor
Cadaveric spasm
Cadaveric spasm, also known as postmortem spasm, instantaneous rigor mortis, cataleptic rigidity, or instantaneous rigidity
It is a rare form of muscular stiffening that occurs at the moment of death and persists into the period of rigor mortis.
Cadaveric spasm, a poorly understood condition, occurs after severe physical or emotional suffering, with the contracted muscles becoming rigid immediately following death
Cadaveric spasm may affect all muscles in the body, but typically only groups, such as the forearms, or hands
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