26 results for “intracranial infection”
71y · Male·disseminated fungal (Cryptococcus) infection of the lungs, brain and meninges
…pite clinical deterioration with headaches, altered consciousness, and neurological symptoms suggesting intracranial involvement, diagnostic workup was incomplete. MRI and lumbar puncture were not performed early enough …
92y · Female·bilateral pulmonary thromboembolism with contributing right temple lobe haemorrh…
…osis at an aged care facility. She had been admitted following acute delirium secondary to urinary tract infection on a background of dementia, treated at hospital then discharged to residential care. The coroner found …
65y · Male·complications of intracranial haemorrhage (hypertensive haemorrhage), with termi…
Alan David Ratcliff, a 65-year-old prisoner at Acacia Prison, died from complications of intracranial haemorrhage (hypertensive haemorrhage) on 20 June 2022. He collapsed on 12 June 2022 with stroke sympto…
69y · Male·complications post trauma related acquired brain injury
…of acquired brain injury sustained in a violent assault in December 2021. He had suffered a significant intracranial haemorrhage, facial fractures, and left hemiplegia, requiring residential aged care. Nearly 2.5 years a…
52y · Female·spontaneous intracranial haemorrhage from ruptured berry aneurysm
A 52-year-old woman with acquired brain injury from a prior stroke died from spontaneous intracranial haemorrhage due to a ruptured berry aneurysm. She experienced vomiting on the evening of 6 July, initia…
36y · Female·Acute brain injury due to intracerebral haemorrhage secondary to sepsis
…ppropriate empiric antibiotics were initiated correctly. The case highlights that fulminant sepsis with intracranial complications can rapidly progress to fatal outcomes despite appropriate interventions.
86y · Male·head injury with acute subdural haemorrhage
…d injury at the time. A GP reviewed him later that morning, noted confusion possibly from head trauma or infection, prescribed antibiotics, and instructed transfer to hospital if no improvement. Staff provided appropria…
49y · Male·Acute bronchopneumonia as a consequence of recent intracranial and intra-cerebra…
Peter Raymond Jacobs, a 49-year-old Aboriginal man with severe cirrhosis and chronic alcohol abuse, was apprehended by police on 5 April 2008 for intoxication. He fell twice before custody (hitting his head at Town Hall …
85y · Male·Cachexia due to esophagitis due to HIV infection
An 85-year-old prisoner with long-standing HIV infection died from cachexia due to esophagitis while receiving palliative care at a hospital secure unit. He had …
13y · Female·cerebral oedema and infarction secondary to extensive subdural empyema
…ansferred to Flinders Medical Centre where Dr T. performed an excellent clinical assessment, identified intracranial infection on CT imaging, and arranged urgent transfer to Women's and Children's Hospital for neurosurge…
58y · Male·effects of chronic alcoholism
…alcoholism complicated by Child C cirrhosis, hepatic encephalopathy, coagulopathy, sepsis, and multiple intracranial haemorrhages. While he sustained a fall on 13 October 2016 whilst under mental health detention, the co…
60y · Male·respiratory failure and sepsis complicating acute subdural haematoma
…ons and skull fractures requiring emergency neurosurgery. Post-operative complications including raised intracranial pressure requiring further craniotomy, temporal lobectomy, and later management in critical care led to…
86y · Male·Traumatic closed head injury suffered in a fall
…ted. 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 acute subdural haematoma and DVT. An IVC filter w…
69y · Female·bronchopneumonia complicating intracranial tumour (meningioma with obstructive h…
…ve hydrocephalus. Her death was preventable. During a November 2006 hospital admission for urinary tract infection, a diagnosis of dementia was inappropriately recorded without proper diagnostic workup, despite the trea…
0y · Female·Intracranial and intrapulmonary haemorrhage due to traumatic head injury from fa…
Baby M died shortly after birth on 11 February 2016 at Gladstone Base Hospital from intracranial and intrapulmonary haemorrhage due to traumatic head injury from a fall, complicated by Group B Strepto…
35y · Female·Global cerebral ischaemic injury in the setting of post caecal resection for col…
Kerry Anne Golley, a 35-year-old woman with intellectual disability, autism, and epilepsy, presented with recurrent vomiting between December 2011 and February 2012, requiring multiple ED visits and hospital admissions. …
73y · Male·subdural haematoma from fall
…on warfarin for mechanical mitral valve replacement, fell twice during hospitalization for urinary tract infection. He was on SMZ-TMP antibiotics, which interact significantly with warfarin. After the first fall on 1 Fe…
0y · Female·Hypoxic brain injury secondary to pneumonia and pulmonary haemorrhage
…o died from hypoxic brain injury secondary to pneumonia and pulmonary haemorrhage caused by picornavirus infection. She presented with severe apnoea and minimal preceding symptoms—notably no fever, cough, or wheeze—maki…
0y · Female·Disseminated Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV 1)
An 11-day-old neonate died from disseminated HSV-1 infection acquired perinatally. She presented with sepsis-like symptoms including lethargy, poor feeding, fever an…
20y · Male·anoxic brain injury following cardio-respiratory arrest caused by hypoxia result…
A 20-year-old male died from anoxic brain injury following cardiac arrest caused by hypoxia resulting from tracheostomy tube occlusion. After motor vehicle trauma, he underwent surgery and was eventually transferred to a…
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