20 results for “post-traumatic epilepsy”
40y · Male·Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) resulting from post-traumatic brain …
Shane Masters died from Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) 12 years after sustaining a severe traumatic brain injury at work. On 19 May 2008, a hydraulic ja…
33y · Female·Respiratory sepsis in a woman with an acquired brain injury
Melanie Ranken, a 33-year-old woman with acquired brain injury from a 2017 motor vehicle accident and post-traumatic epilepsy, died from respiratory sepsis secondary to community-acquired pneumonia. She was admitted to …
37y · Male·Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) in the setting of acquired brain inj…
Kieran McGuinness, 37, died of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) following acquired brain injury with post-traumatic epilepsy. He was found unresponsive on his ap…
57y · Male·acute subdural haematoma, cause undetermined (could result from trauma, fall, se…
…d collapse, or spontaneous bleeding. Thompson had multiple prior head injuries with residual scarring, post-traumatic epilepsy poorly controlled by medication, severe alcohol dependence, and high intoxication levels at d…
57y · Male·Undetermined; possible sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) with competin…
… 24 November 2021. The cause of death could not be determined but was possibly sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP), with competing contributing factors including gastrointestinal haemorrhage, chronic pancreatitis…
66y · Male·Undetermined - natural causes; likely sudden cardiac arrhythmia
Colin Toogood, a 66-year-old man with a long history of intellectual disability, epilepsy, brain injury, and remote stroke, died suddenly while using the toilet in residential care. He complained…
42y · Male·Hanging
A 42-year-old male prisoner with a history of alcohol dependence, PTSD, and epilepsy died by intentional hanging in Cessnock Correctional Centre. Mental health assessments on reception and d…
5y · Male·extensive skull fracturing and traumatic brain injury from pedestrian strike by …
…y with significant disabilities from pneumococcal meningitis and stroke (right hemiparesis, hearing loss, epilepsy) was temporarily placed in care by the Department of Children and Families for medication stabilisation a…
57y · Male·Unknown - available evidence does not allow for any finding to be made as to the…
…stigation rather than medical care. Mr Campbell had significant medical and psychiatric history including epilepsy, prior psychotic episodes, substance abuse, and a significant head injury from 2000. He was observed in a…
43y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity (methadone, synthetic cannabinoids (5f-cumyl-pinaca and cumy…
Shayn Darmanin, a 43-year-old man with epilepsy, died from mixed drug toxicity involving methadone, synthetic cannabinoids, olanzapine, and duloxetine. H…
53y · Male·Complications of old brain injury in prior motor vehicle incident
… found no acute injury or disease process. The coroner found no issues with the medical management of his epilepsy medication. However, the Disability Services Commissioner identified significant deficiencies in his resi…
Male·Multiple injuries from aircraft crash; underlying cause - epileptic seizure suff…
…le subsequent seizure episodes (2002) documented by ambulance paramedics and prescribed Tegretol (an anti-epilepsy drug) by his GP. Despite receiving the ambulance reports, CASA failed to act decisively. His GP (Dr S.) d…
31y · Female·Pneumonia; combined drug toxicity (including marijuana), smoking, pathological o…
Georgia Cheal, a 31-year-old with complex medical history including chronic pain, major depression, and obesity, died from pneumonia exacerbated by combined drug toxicity from multiple prescription medications, cannabis,…
65y · Female·Unascertained
Jennifer Thomas, a 65-year-old woman with intellectual disability due to phenylketonuria, died in disability residential care. She became unresponsive in her wheelchair and staff performed emergency CPR after lifting her…
34y · Male·aspiration pneumonia following seizure with concomitant global severe anoxic enc…
Kenneth Strangways, a 34-year-old Aboriginal man with post-traumatic epilepsy, organic brain damage from head injuries, alcoholism and psychiatric illness, died from aspir…
52y · Female·Mixed drug toxicity (methadone, pregabalin, valproic acid, benzodiazepines)
A 52-year-old woman with chronic pain, epilepsy, and opioid dependence died from mixed drug toxicity after prescribed methadone, pregabalin, valproic aci…
18y · Female, female, male·Caitlin: suicide by hanging; Talieha: suicide by hanging; William: suicide by tr…
…compliance (particularly lithium), housing instability, and recent relationship breakdown. Talieha had post-traumatic stress disorder and borderline personality disorder from childhood sexual abuse; she transitioned to a…
suicide by hanging or other means
Six young people aged 12-17 years died by suicide between 2010-2014 in Tasmania. All had significant mental health issues, trauma histories, and contact with child protection services or schools. The coroner identified s…
47y · Female·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
A 47-year-old woman remanded in custody at Melaleuca Women's Prison died by ligature compression of the neck (hanging) on 13 August 2020. Ms Davis had significant history of substance use, mental health issues, and prior…
20y · Male·Ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
Allan Kevin Hudson, a 20-year-old male with a history of depression, suicidality, substance abuse and previous sexual trauma, died by hanging on 13 August 2006 at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital's psychiatric ward D20. He …
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