40 results for “severe developmental delay”
5y · Female·chronic hydrocephalus
Alison Rose Woods, a 5-year-old girl with severe congenital brain damage, spastic quadriplegia, and chronic hydrocephalus since birth, died at home in Kath…
3y · Unknown·High grade pontine glioma
… foster care died from high-grade pontine glioma, an aggressive brain tumour. The child had presented with severe developmental delay, behavioural problems, and global developmental concerns attributed to neglect and pre…
6y · Male·respiratory failure due to pneumonia
…-year-old Aboriginal child with multiple serious congenital conditions including cerebral palsy, epilepsy, severe developmental delay, aspiration syndrome, and microcephaly. He was in state care under a Protection Order.…
2y · Female·pneumonia in a child with reported recent flu-like illness (multiple viral detec…
Armarnie-Bree Elliott, a 2-year-old child with Angelman syndrome, died from severe pneumonia with multiple viral infections (adenovirus and enterovirus/rhinovirus) complicated by toxic leve…
9y · Female·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident (pedestrian)
Aluel Ajak, a 9-year-old girl with autism spectrum disorder, severe developmental delay, and moderate intellectual disability, died from injuries sustained when struck by a m…
5y · Female·Epilepsy in association with Cerebral Palsy
A 5-year-old girl with severe cerebral palsy (GMFCS level 5) and intractable epilepsy died at home, likely from a seizure. She had multi…
2y · Female·Complications of severe anaemia and SARS-CoV2 (COVID-19) infection
A two-year-old girl died from complications of severe iron-deficiency anaemia and COVID-19 infection. She had significant feeding difficulties, took almost excl…
4y · Male·Peritoneal sepsis caused by a perforated duodenal ulcer
A 4-year-old boy with significant global developmental delay and non-verbal communication died from peritoneal sepsis caused by a perforated duodenal ulcer. …
15y · Male·bronchopneumonia secondary to chronic chest dysmorphology caused by congenital b…
Lee Shaun Wurramarrba was a 15-year-old severely disabled boy with cerebral palsy, global developmental delay, kyphoscoliosis, epilepsy, and chronic ches…
2y · Female·Chronic organic brain damage as a consequence of Murray Valley encephalitis
A 2-year-old Aboriginal girl with severe brain damage from Murray Valley encephalitis died in hospital from chronic organic brain damage. She had b…
3y · Male·Pneumonia and respiratory failure in association with metachromatic leukodystrop…
… metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD), a rare neurodegenerative genetic disorder. He had previously suffered severe non-accidental injuries including 20+ fractures while in his mother's care in late 2010, leading to his re…
17y · Female·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
… died by suicide on 16 April 2017 after being discharged from secure care. She had experienced complex developmental trauma, family violence, sexual abuse, and severe alcohol-related liver disease. Critical gaps were id…
18y · Female·Multiorgan failure complicating malnutrition in a female with liver cirrhosis, o…
An 18-year-old female with Down syndrome, autism spectrum disorder, and severe intellectual disability died from multiorgan failure complicating severe malnutrition, non-alcoholic fatty…
4y · Male·chronic degenerative damage (complications) from neonatal cerebral palsy
Baby M was a 4.5-year-old Aboriginal boy with severe neonatal cerebral palsy causing quadriplegia, intellectual disability, seizures, blindness, and severe gas…
29y · Male·respiratory sepsis in a man with cerebral palsy and epilepsy
Alexander Petricca, a 29-year-old man with cerebral palsy, quadriplegia, autism and developmental delay, died from respiratory sepsis following aspiration pneumonia. He had experienced multiple respir…
28y · Female·acute streptococcus pneumonia meningitis with left-sided otitis media as anteced…
… ear infection. She presented to Bankstown Hospital Emergency Department with a first-time seizure, fever, severe headache and ear pain. Despite multiple clear danger signs and repeated nursing escalations of concern, th…
3y · Female·bronchopneumonia in an infant with obstructive sleep apnoea
A 3-year-old Aboriginal girl died from bronchopneumonia complicated by severe obstructive sleep apnoea. She had rapid-onset childhood obesity (36 kg at death; normal weight 14-16 kg) w…
36y · Male·T-Lymphoblastic Leukaemia/Lymphoma (T-ALL)
Matthew Biggin, a 36-year-old man with severe intellectual disability, died from T-lymphoblastic leukaemia after a 5-month illness. In August 2021, he p…
9y · Male·Motor vehicle accident related multi trauma
Michael Ormsby, a 9-year-old boy with severe autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disability requiring constant supervision, died from multi-traum…
7y · Female·aspiration pneumonia leading to multi-organ failure in a female child with compl…
A child with severe cerebral palsy, hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy, microcephaly and seizure disorder died of aspiration pne…
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