32 results for “acute ischaemic stroke”
89y · Male·combined effects of cerebrovascular accident, pneumonia and chronic cardiac fail…
An 89-year-old man with multiple comorbidities (ischaemic heart disease, diabetes, COPD) presented with chest infection and was admitted for heart failure. He suf…
53y · Male·Bilateral ACA stroke
A 53-year-old man presented to the emergency department with acute stroke symptoms (left-sided hemiplegia and dysphasia) with onset around 10:30 am. Due to fluctuating sympt…
66y · Female·Ischaemic brainstem stroke
…ia, intellectual disability, and dysphagia, presented to the Emergency Department on 26 November 2024 with acute focal neurological symptoms. CT imaging revealed bilateral occipital posterior circulation infarcts with b…
41y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia complicating an ischaemic stroke in a woman with epilepsy, …
… confusion and seizures. Emergency services transported her to hospital where investigations revealed a subacute right middle cerebral artery ischaemic stroke and pneumonia with sepsis. She was appropriately admitted to…
68y · Male·Cerebrovascular disease
John Raymond Ainsworth, a 68-year-old prisoner, died of cerebrovascular disease following a severe stroke on 25 November 2020. He had poorly controlled Type II diabetes, hypertension, and high cholesterol. Prior …
83y · Male·left middle cerebral artery cerebrovascular accident
An 83-year-old male prisoner died from a left middle cerebral artery stroke on 26 October 2022, seven days after presenting with acute stroke symptoms. Mr Radan had atrial fibrillati…
86y · Male·Traumatic closed head injury suffered in a fall
…th appropriate prevention strategies implemented. On 6 December 2022, he fell in a corridor, likely due to acute ischaemic stroke related to COVID-19 infection. He was transferred to hospital where imaging revealed acut…
60y · Male·Ischaemic cerebrovascular accident
…19 May 2013 at a secure psychiatric extended care unit. Imaging revealed large left middle cerebral artery stroke affecting two-thirds of the hemisphere. A multidisciplinary team (ICU, stroke, psychiatry, social work) as…
65y · Male·Middle cerebral artery stroke in a man with multiple medical co-morbidities
… intellectual disability, epilepsy, and history of bowel complications, died from a middle cerebral artery stroke. He had been admitted to hospital in late October 2023 for bowel perforation requiring surgery, followed b…
45y · Male·aspiration pneumonia secondary to left middle cerebral artery infarct complicate…
William Matthew Reed, aged 45, a remanded prisoner, suffered a large left-sided middle cerebral artery stroke on 21 August 2013 at the Adelaide Remand Centre. His cellmate recognised stroke symptoms at approximately …
45y · Male·Haemorrhagic transformation of cerebral infarction, due to bilateral internal ca…
…n secondary to essential thrombocytosis with bilateral internal carotid artery thrombosis. He developed an acute ischaemic stroke on 9 July 2019 whilst in custody at Woodford Correctional Centre and was transferred to t…
70y · Male·intracranial haemorrhage secondary to haemorrhagic transformation of ischaemic s…
…vessel cerebral ischaemia died from intracranial haemorrhage following haemorrhagic transformation of an ischaemic stroke while in prison custody. He presented with acute stroke symptoms and was appropriately treated wi…
41y · Female·Left middle cerebral artery territory ischaemic stroke
…sciousness on 28 May 2015. She was initially assessed as having a possible medication overdose rather than acute stroke, despite later learning she had reported weakness on her right side and suspected stroke that morni…
85y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in the setting of ischaemic heart disease, type 2 diabetes …
… aspiration pneumonia in a prison healthcare setting while receiving palliative care. He had experienced a stroke two years prior resulting in cognitive decline and required assistance with all daily activities. On the e…
79y · Male·Atherosclerotic right internal carotid artery occlusion with resultant ischaemia…
…ollowing suicidal ideation. While detained, he suffered a massive right middle cerebral artery territory ischaemic stroke caused by atherosclerotic internal carotid artery occlusion. He was appropriately transferred to …
56y · Female·Intracranial haemorrhage whilst undergoing intravenous heparin therapy
…o Knox Private Hospital with severe headache and eye symptoms on 16 June 2007. An ED physician diagnosed ischaemic stroke based on a subtle CT finding in the absence of focal neurological signs, which was not a reasonab…
73y · Male·Combined effects of cerebrovascular accident and subsequent iatrogenic related i…
A 73-year-old man presented to ED with acute facial droop and speech difficulty on 5 September 2020. He was misdiagnosed with Bell's palsy despite clin…
64y · Male·Pneumonia secondary to ischaemic cerebrovascular incidents, hypertension, and at…
Yan Jin, a 64-year-old man with history of stroke, hypertension, and atrial fibrillation, was admitted to hospital after a witnessed fall from bed. Despite …
67y · Male·Complications of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
…SW custody at Long Bay Hospital's Aged Care and Rehabilitation Unit. In early October 2024, he suffered an acute ischaemic stroke and was transferred to Prince of Wales Hospital, where he was treated with thrombolytic t…
82y · Male·Acute kidney failure due to possible sepsis or cardiogenic shock, with congestiv…
Ian Turnbull, a 82-year-old man in custody, died from acute kidney failure due to possible sepsis or cardiogenic shock with congestive cardiac failure. He had multipl…
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