562 results for “intellectual_disability”
65y · Male·Complications following a malignant bowel obstruction in a man with multiple com…
Murray Noel Haggar, a 65-year-old man with cerebral palsy and intellectual disability living in specialist disability accommodation, died from complications of malignant bowel obstruction. He presented with chronic const…
61y · Male·Pneumonia complicating Trisomy 21
Graham Peter Moore, a 61-year-old man with Down syndrome, epilepsy, and early-onset dementia living in residential care, died of pneumonia on 8 December 2025. He developed community-acquired pneumonia in late November, w…
43y · Female·Neck compression
TCW, age 43, died from neck compression inflicted by her adult son OMP (age 17 at time of incident, now convicted of manslaughter). OMP had intellectual disability (IQ 59), autism spectrum disorder, and hypersexual disor…
78y · Male·urinary tract infection in a man with dementia and epilepsy
William Morrison Nunan, a 78-year-old man with intellectual disability, dementia, epilepsy, and chronic urinary tract infections managed with a suprapubic catheter, died of urosepsis at a hospice after admission for end-…
69y · Male·Myocardial infarction secondary to coronary artery atherosclerosis in the settin…
Mr Crabtree, a 69-year-old man with intellectual disability, COPD, emphysema and heavy smoking history, presented to the ED with respiratory distress on 26 May 2016. He was diagnosed with infective exacerbation of COPD a…
68y · Male·exacerbation of congestive cardiac failure and aspiration pneumonia on a backgro…
Richard Alan Jones, a 68-year-old man with cerebral palsy, intellectual disability, epilepsy, and cardiac disease, presented to Austin Hospital in respiratory failure from congestive cardiac failure exacerbation and aspi…
52y · Female·end-stage liver failure and congenital hepatic fibrosis
Karenne King, a 52-year-old woman with intellectual disability living in Department of Human Services care, died from end-stage liver failure and congenital hepatic fibrosis. She had a long-standing history of congenital…
72y · Female·Bronchopneumonia
Diane Young, a 72-year-old psychiatric resident with multiple comorbidities including asthma, aortic stenosis, and intellectual disability, died of bronchopneumonia with contributing ischaemic heart disease. She was seen…
85y · Female·Asphyxia due to upper airways obstruction by mucoid plugging of the upper airway…
Betty Cliffe, 85-year-old with intellectual disability and oropharyngeal dysphagia, died from asphyxia due to upper airway mucoid plugging on a background of cardiomegaly and heart failure. She was admitted to hospital o…
48y · Male·Pulmonary fibrosis associated with scoliosis
William Ian Davenport, a 48-year-old man with Trisomy 4p, scoliosis, and multiple comorbidities died from pulmonary fibrosis associated with scoliosis. He presented with productive cough on 15 September 2017, treated wit…
71y · Female·Cardiogenic shock due to sudden cardiac event, with scleroderma as contributing …
Pamela Dorothy Otway, aged 71 years, with significant intellectual disability from childhood and residing in Specialist Disability Accommodation, died of cardiogenic shock and ventricular standstill following a sudden ca…
59y · Female·Myocardial infarction secondary to ischaemic heart disease
Colleen Mary Chapman, a 59-year-old woman with intellectual disability living in a community residential unit, died of myocardial infarction secondary to ischaemic heart disease, with WHO Class IV obesity as a contributi…
49y · Female·Complications of Alzheimer's dementia in a woman with Down syndrome
A 49-year-old woman with Down syndrome and Alzheimer's dementia died unexpectedly at her supported accommodation facility. She was found on the floor in the morning, unresponsive. Autopsy confirmed Alzheimer's pathology …
45y · Male·unascertained
Mark Anthony Theakston, a 45-year-old man with severe intellectual disability and autism residing in supported accommodation, died of an unascertained cause on 25 May 2008. He had collapsed on 21 May with a syncopal epis…
63y · Male·Bowel obstruction
A 63-year-old man with severe intellectual disability, quadriplegia, and blindness died from bowel obstruction with sepsis. On 5 September 2015, carers noted cough and eating difficulties. A locum doctor visited, noted h…
21y · Female·hypoxic brain injury due to choking on food, with Bardet-Biedl Syndrome as a con…
Jordan Sargent, a 21-year-old with Bardet-Biedl Syndrome causing intellectual disability and developmental delays, died from hypoxic brain injury after choking on a Jaffa lolly while being driven in a minibus by a disabi…
34y · Female·hypoxic brain damage complicating fresh water drowning
Alice Louise McTye, a 34-year-old woman with severe intellectual disability and epilepsy, died from hypoxic brain damage following fresh water drowning in a bath at a disability services residence. The coroner found she …
54y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in a man with cerebral palsy, epilepsy and recent PEG inser…
Steven John Brown, a 54-year-old man with cerebral palsy, epilepsy, and severe dysphagia, died from aspiration pneumonia on 15 August 2014, one day after PEG tube insertion at Maroondah Hospital. He had experienced recur…
73y · Male·Brain haemorrhage from head injury sustained in mobility scooter crash
Keith Thomas Stewart, aged 73, died from a brain haemorrhage sustained in a mobility scooter crash on 1 July 2018 at Beaconsfield District Health Service. While riding down a steep driveway, Mr Stewart disengaged the gea…
55y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia in a woman with cerebral palsy (spastic quadriparesis)
Raylene Barbara Armstrong, a 55-year-old woman with cerebral palsy, spastic quadriparesis, dysphagia and achalasia, died from aspiration pneumonia. She had a complex medical history requiring pureed foods and thickened f…
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