32 results for “chronic brain syndrome”
38y · Male·Urosepsis
John Miklosowa, a 38-year-old man with Down syndrome and severe intellectual disability, died from urosepsis after rapid deterioration at his residential faci…
58y · Male·Gastrointestinal haemorrhage due to erosive gastritis
…ce 1992, following a severe head injury sustained in a motor vehicle accident in 1970. This injury caused chronic brain damage and progressive mental health deterioration requiring lifelong institutional care. In April …
48y · Male·unascertained
Abdurahman Faid, a 48-year-old man with chronic schizophrenia and acquired brain injury from cerebral malaria, died unexpectedly in hospital on 31 Decemb…
68y · Male·bronchopneumonia with underlying Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
… patient under the Mental Health (Forensic Provisions) Act 1990, died of bronchopneumonia with underlying chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at Macquarie Hospital. He had been detained in Lavender House, a secure reh…
46y · Male·Cardiomegaly in the setting of hypoventilation syndrome in an obese man with sch…
A 46-year-old man with schizophrenia, COPD, hypoventilation syndrome, obesity and cardiomegaly died suddenly on a psychiatric inpatient unit from a cardiac arrhythmia. He had…
64y · Male·plastic bag asphyxia
A 64-year-old man with long-standing depression, personality disorder, and chronic pain died by plastic bag asphyxiation in a psychiatric hospital open ward. He had been admitted involunta…
49y · Male·pneumonia, hypoxic brain injury and cardiac arrest
49-year-old male with chronic cannabis dependence and depression developed post-surgical delirium following emergency anterior resectio…
49y · Male·unascertainable; possible explanations include epileptic seizure, cardiac arrhyt…
Ritchie Gordon, a 49-year-old Aboriginal man with chronic schizophrenia, was a long-term involuntary psychiatric patient at Graylands Hospital who died on 12 July …
75y · Male·pneumonia complicating chronic renal and cardiac failure, vascular dementia and …
A 75-year-old man with chronic cardiac and renal failure, vascular dementia, and COPD died of pneumonia while detained under the Mental …
64y · Male·complications in association with thermal injuries in a man with underlying chro…
Kim Vulich, a 64-year-old man with decompensated liver cirrhosis from chronic alcohol use, developed hepatic encephalopathy and cognitive impairment including possible Korsakoff syndr…
45y · Male·undetermined in a man in correctional services custody with a chronic history of…
…Aboriginal prisoner, died in Port Phillip Prison on 10 July 2014 from an undetermined cause in a man with chronic illicit drug use. Forensic pathology revealed pulmonary oedema, hepatic cirrhosis, and evidence of recent…
41y · Male·Subdural haematoma
… over one month with headaches. His symptoms were attributed to cluster migraine, then alcohol withdrawal syndrome, despite concerning features including severe headache (9/10), vomiting, pupil changes, and progressive d…
47y · Male·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
…t 'black magic', and auditory hallucinations, which were reviewed by prison psychiatry and recommended for brain imaging and cultural counselling—neither completed before his death. Mental health care was adequate given…
56y · Male·unascertainable; complications of liver cirrhosis and/or exposure most likely
Delray Beasley, a 56-year-old Aboriginal man with chronic liver cirrhosis from longstanding alcohol abuse, was admitted to Kalgoorlie Hospital in May 2010 followin…
44y · Female·multi-organ failure and polypharmaceutical overdose on a background of severe ch…
…ubation. She deteriorated and died 4 days later. Clinical lessons include: recognition that patients with chronic illnesses and substance abuse require integrated care approaches; documentation of capacity assessments w…
0y · Male·Concussive brain injury
A 7-month-old boy died from concussive brain injury caused by intentional head trauma inflicted by his mother's partner in a domestic violence context.…
31y · Male·Subarachnoid haemorrhage due to or as a consequence of a ruptured large fusiform…
…ressing the wrong intercom button. Medical experts concluded this delay was immaterial given the extensive brain injury was unsurvivable. He had been prescribed antipsychotic medication (Seroquel) for auditory hallucina…
54y · Female·Multi-organ failure following a decreased level of consciousness caused by compl…
Linda Christina Mulvaney, 54, died of multi-organ failure following a prolonged period of unconsciousness caused by a combination of obstructive and central sleep apnoea complicated by sedating substances. On 2 June 2008…
8y · Male·prematurity-associated lung and bowel disease
Daniel Wright was a premature infant (born at 24 weeks) with multiple complex medical needs including chronic lung disease, developmental delay, and failure to thrive. He died aged eight months from prematurity-asso…
Unknown·Multiple causes including neck compression due to hanging (Ward, Ryan, Cooper) a…
…ile intoxicated with petrol; Kunmanara Ken died from exposure in context of severe petrol-sniffing-induced brain damage after inadequate police search; Kunmanara Ryan died by hanging with depression but receiving reason…
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