51y · Female·Bronchopneumonia and cerebral infarction in a woman with cerebral palsy
A 51-year-old woman with cerebral palsy, epilepsy, and swallowing difficulties suffered a stroke on 10 July 2015, presenting with right-sid…
29y · Male·Bronchopneumonia in a man with epilepsy
…ould not be revived. Autopsy confirmed bronchopneumonia in the left lower lobe, with evidence of previous cerebral infarction and myocarditis. The death was from natural causes. Key clinical lessons include the importanc…
45y · Male·Haemorrhagic transformation of cerebral infarction, due to bilateral internal ca…
David Smith, aged 45, died from haemorrhagic transformation of cerebral infarction secondary to essential thrombocytosis with bilateral internal carotid artery thrombosis. He de…
47y · Male·aspiration pneumonia, cerebral infarction, and diabetes mellitus
…etes, previous strokes, acquired brain injury, and epilepsy died from aspiration pneumonia complicated by cerebral infarction. He had chronic aspiration risk due to atonic bowel and had declined PEG feeding or surgical i…
62y · Male·Brain swelling associated with cerebral infarction; drainage acute on chronic su…
John Hemingway, a 62-year-old man with cerebral palsy, hydrocephalus, and epilepsy, sustained a head injury when a vehicle rolled backward and struck him…
76y · Female·complications of subdural haemorrhage (operation)
… severe headache, subdural haematoma was diagnosed and surgery performed. Post-operatively, she developed cerebral infarction and died on 3 February. Key clinical lessons include the importance of thorough head injury as…
79y · Male·Atherosclerotic right internal carotid artery occlusion with resultant ischaemia…
…Inpatient Treatment Order following suicidal ideation. While detained, he suffered a massive right middle cerebral artery territory ischaemic stroke caused by atherosclerotic internal carotid artery occlusion. He was app…
83y · Female·right middle cerebral artery infarct/stroke
…, an 83-year-old woman with dementia, schizophrenia, diabetes and recurrent UTIs, suffered a right middle cerebral artery stroke while resident in aged care under a guardianship order. She was appropriately managed at St…
70y · Male·complications arising from craniofacial resection and orbital exenteration for r…
…right sinonasal adenocarcinoma. Multiple surgical complications occurred including carotid artery injury, cerebral infarction, CSF leak, and infection. He developed delirium postoperatively necessitating Mental Health Ac…
52y · Female·unascertained - likely combination of underlying natural disease (myocardial inf…
… injury. The medical cause of death remains unascertained, though underlying cardiac disease (myocardial infarction, myocarditis) combined with physiological stress from the altercation created a strong possibility of co…
87y · Male·Consequences of an assault with severe facial fractures
…al in critical condition with cardiac arrest, multiple facial fractures, and subsequently developed large cerebral infarcts. Despite resuscitation and ICU management, multi-organ failure and devastating stroke made neuro…
55y · Male·Complications of right middle cerebral artery infarction
Simon Mark Everill, a 55-year-old man with intellectual disability and epilepsy, suffered a right middle cerebral artery infarction on 3 September 2014 after experiencing two falls during a day service activity. His sym…
70y · Male·spontaneous left frontal intracerebral haemorrhage
A 70-year-old man incarcerated at Yatala Labour Prison died from spontaneous left frontal intracerebral haemorrhage at Modbury Hospital. He had pre-existing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, severe inters…
52y · Female·haemorrhage from a tracheal-innominate artery fistula complicating a tracheostom…
A 52-year-old woman died from catastrophic haemorrhage due to a tracheal-innominate artery fistula 10 days after percutaneous tracheostomy following stroke and decompressive craniectomy. Minor bleeding was observed 3 day…
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…
63y · Male·Right cerebral infarction caused by infusion of medication via central venous li…
…ised 36 hours later, medications including dextrose had been infused via the arterial line, causing right cerebral infarction. The clinician relied on absence of pulsatile flow and blood colour to confirm placement but f…
83y · Female·Aspiration bronchopneumonia in a setting of cerebral infarction
Ms Patricia Grant, 83, died from aspiration bronchopneumonia following cerebral infarction while living with her son and daughter-in-law. She experienced severe neglect and elder abuse …
82y · Female·aspiration pneumonitis
An 82-year-old woman with cerebral palsy, epilepsy, spastic tetraplegia and blindness died of aspiration pneumonitis at North West Regional …
72y · Male·acute cerebral infarction complicating acute myocardial infarction
Ronald Bromage, aged 72, died from acute cerebral infarction complicating acute myocardial infarction. He presented with chest pain on 22 and 25 February 2…
29y · Male·left cerebrovascular accident (stroke) due to thromboembolism in the middle cere…
…nor motor vehicle accident on 6 April 1999. Imaging showed a partially obstructing thrombus in the middle cerebral artery. The coroner found on balance of probabilities that ongoing anabolic steroid use precipitated the …
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