562 results for “intellectual_disability”
59y · Female·Complications of a pseudo-obstruction on a background of previous anterior resec…
Julie Anne White, 59, died from complications of pseudo-obstruction following previous sigmoid volvulus resection. She had intellectual disability, dementia, schizophrenia, depression, and chronic bowel dysmotility. Admi…
56y · Male·Complications of a small bowel obstruction
A 56-year-old man with intellectual disability living in state-supported residential care presented with vomiting and coughing after returning from day service. He was initially diagnosed with aspiration pneumonia and my…
24y · Male·unascertained
Louis Gerard Le Boeuf, aged 24, disappeared from the Sunbury Training Centre on 23 November 1977. He had severe epilepsy, intellectual disability, and required full support for daily living including assistance with walk…
42y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in the setting of impacted large bowel in a man with intell…
Chris Perdios, a 42-year-old man with intellectual disability, autism, and chronic constipation, died from aspiration pneumonia complicated by an impacted large bowel. He was admitted to hospital on 12 October 2018 with …
66y · Male·acute myocardial infarction due to coronary artery atherosclerosis
Gregory Walter Heenan, a 66-year-old man with intellectual disability living in Specialist Disability Accommodation, was admitted to hospital on 12 April 2025 with vomiting and was diagnosed with ST-elevated myocardial i…
44y · Male·Influenza B infection
Gary Cramer, a 44-year-old man with cerebral palsy and intellectual disability, was admitted to Monash Medical Centre with hypotension, productive cough, and bibasal crepitations. He deteriorated rapidly with severe hypo…
55y · Female·Refractory seizures secondary to Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (palliated)
Dorothy McIntosh, a 55-year-old woman with Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome and intellectual disability, died from refractory seizures in palliative care. She had experienced significant functional decline over 12 months, includi…
72y · Male·Coronary artery atherosclerosis
Brian Roy Gallagher, a 72-year-old man with cerebral palsy and intellectual disability living in disability support accommodation, died from coronary artery atherosclerosis. He was noted to be unwell on the day of death …
60y · Male·Respiratory obstruction (choking by food)
Peter Henry Scerri, a 60-year-old man with long-standing schizophrenia and mild intellectual disability, died from choking on food while eating pizza in a mental health inpatient unit. He had been admitted for management…
55y · Female·Complications of metastatic colorectal carcinoma
Lorinda Ruff, a 55-year-old woman with intellectual disability and bipolar disorder, died from complications of metastatic colorectal carcinoma. She presented to her GP on 29 July 2019 with three days of appetite loss an…
62y · Female·Complications of progressive motor neurone disease
Margaret Rose Ryan, 62, died from complications of progressive motor neurone disease at a palliative care unit. She had severe disability including non-verbal status, intellectual disability, epilepsy, and deteriorating …
41y · Male·Cardiomyopathy in a setting of acute abdomen
Rodney David Keegan, a 41-year-old man with intellectual disability, epilepsy, psychosis, and prior cardiac surgery, was admitted to hospital following a fall. He developed acute abdominal pain with free fluid on imaging…
66y · Male·Complications of metastatic colorectal cancer (palliated)
Stephen Ross Wakefield, a 66-year-old man with Fragile X Syndrome and intellectual disability, died from complications of metastatic colorectal cancer receiving palliative care. He was diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2015…
80y · Male·Pneumonia in a man with multiple medical comorbidities
William Thomas Kerby, an 80-year-old man with intellectual disability, epilepsy, and bipolar disorder living in specialist disability accommodation, died from community-acquired pneumonia with pleural effusion and multi-…
50y · Male·Sepsis of unknown organism in respiratory
Mark Ruth, a 50-year-old NDIS participant with cerebral palsy, intellectual disability, chronic dysphagia, and obstructive sleep apnoea, died from sepsis of unknown respiratory organism. He had experienced declining heal…
69y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia in the setting of cerebral palsy and PEG tube feeding
Patricia Anne Rickards, a 69-year-old woman with cerebral palsy, intellectual disability, and PEG tube feeding, died from aspiration pneumonia on 23 March 2026. She was a resident in a disability accommodation facility m…
50y · Female·Cardiac hypertrophy in the setting of epilepsy
Louise Anne Turner, a 50-year-old woman with cerebral palsy, intellectual disability, schizophrenia, epilepsy and dysphagia, died from cardiac hypertrophy in the setting of epilepsy. She experienced falls and declining m…
48y · Female·Pleural Effusion with Lung Infection
MA was a 48-year-old woman with acquired brain injury, profound intellectual disability, and quadriplegia living in supported accommodation. She died from pleural effusion with lung infection. She presented with laboured…
52y · Female·Unascertained (natural causes)
Jocelyn Riddiford, a 52-year-old woman with intellectual disability and autism residing in supported accommodation, died from unascertained natural causes. Over 18 months prior to death, she experienced progressive decli…
62y · Female·Stomach perforation complicating recurrent pseudo-obstruction of the bowel
Linda Tucker, a 62-year-old woman with intellectual disability and history of recurrent pseudo-obstruction, presented with acute abdominal distension and was admitted to hospital with findings suspicious of perforation. …
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