10 results for “obstructive hydrocephalus”
61y · Female·Pneumonia in a woman with multiple co-morbidities
A 61-year-old woman with significant comorbidities including congenital hydrocephalus, stroke, obstructive sleep apnoea, and previous pneumonia with respiratory arrest (2017) died of pneum…
85y · Male·cerebellar haemorrhage due to hypertension
…m with no heartbeat. A post-mortem revealed acute intracranial haemorrhage in the left cerebellum with hydrocephalus. The coroner found no evidence of deficiency in care and treatment. This case highlights appropriate e…
31y · Female·right cerebellar cerebrovascular accident (cerebellar infarction with obstructiv…
…ry dissection causing cerebellar infarction. By Sunday she developed catastrophic cerebellar edema with obstructive hydrocephalus and herniation, causing brainstem compression and death. Expert evidence indicated 60-70%…
41y · Male·acute, severe hydrocephalus contributed to by longstanding chronic hydrocephalus…
Benjamin Cullen, aged 41, died on 25 February 2021 from acute severe hydrocephalus secondary to a brain tumour abutting the cerebral aqueduct. He suffered three seizures on 23 February …
43y · Male·Multi-organ failure with coagulopathy secondary to acute exacerbation of chronic…
…diac arrest at 4am Sunday before surgery could proceed. Clinical lessons: (1) patients with symptomatic obstructive hydrocephalus at risk of rapid deterioration require ICU-level continuous monitoring, not general ward …
69y · Female·bronchopneumonia complicating intracranial tumour (meningioma with obstructive h…
…ry Patricia Kruger, aged 69, died of bronchopneumonia complicating a massive subfrontal meningioma with obstructive hydrocephalus. Her death was preventable. During a November 2006 hospital admission for urinary tract i…
15y · Male·Cerebral ischaemia in a young man with a blocked ventricular peritoneal shunt an…
Vaughn Richard Rasmussen, a 15-year-old boy with congenital abnormalities and a ventricular-peritoneal (VP) shunt, died from cerebral ischaemia caused by acute blockage of his VP shunt on 17 November 2009. Between 12-16 …
81y · Male·Head injury sustained in a fall
Michele Valentino, 81, died from a head injury sustained in a fall on 20 December 2019, with death occurring on 24 December 2019. A CT angiogram at 3:45pm showed worsening intraventricular haemorrhage (IVH) that was not …
15y · Male·Multiple organ failure associated with hyperthermia (heat stroke)
A 15-year-old rugby league player died from heat stroke during training on an extremely hot Perth summer evening (44.4°C). The coaching staff appropriately applied NRL heat guidelines in deciding to proceed with modified…
61y · Male·Intracranial haemorrhage and myocardial infarct
A 61-year-old man with extensive cardiac disease collapsed at a supermarket, striking his head and losing consciousness for less than 10 seconds. Paramedics identified STEMI and administered heparin on advice from Austin…
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