124 results for “CT head scan”
17y · Male·stroke (left middle cerebral artery infarction) following motorbike collision du…
…itical clinical lesson involves a missed diagnosis of left internal carotid artery dissection on initial CT scans (27 May 2021). Although appropriate angiographic imaging was ordered by the emergency physician, the radio…
59y · Male·ischaemic heart disease in the context of acute-on-chronic kidney failure associ…
… a 59-year-old prisoner with advanced cardiac disease, chronic kidney disease, and diabetes, underwent a CT scan with iodinated contrast on 30 July 2015 at Fiona Stanley Hospital. Critical failures occurred: his kidney f…
82y · Male·closed head injury (subdural haematoma) sustained in a fall
… toileting. Initial examination appeared thorough with normal vital signs and neurological findings, and CT scan was not performed. He deteriorated 16 hours later with decreased consciousness and was found to have a larg…
60y · Male·multi-organ failure due to injuries sustained in motor vehicle accident, specifi…
A 60-year-old Aboriginal man with significant comorbidities (cardiomyopathy, cirrhosis, renal failure, diabetes) presented to ED following a motor vehicle accident at low speed. Despite chest imaging showing pleural effu…
77y · Female·Large acute subdural haemorrhage leading to uncal herniation subsequent to an ac…
…ed uninjured with normal neurological examination. However, she developed breathing difficulties and severe headache hours later, which were attributed to pre-existing pulmonary disease. A dilated pupil at 4:25am prompte…
69y · Female·left pontine haemorrhage with re-bleeding associated with hypertensive vascular …
…woman died from left pontine haemorrhage with re-bleeding. On 2 February 2010, her GP referred her for a CT head scan after she reported two weeks of slurred speech. The scan on 11 February revealed a pontine mass (haemo…
44y · Male·Sepsis and pulmonary thromboemboli complicating a ruptured cerebral artery aneur…
…neurysm with subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH). On 16 December 2004, his GP Dr H. referred him urgently for CT head to exclude SAH after acute severe headache and neck stiffness. At Modbury Hospital ED on 16 December, a sta…
24y · Male·left intracerebral haemorrhage and consequential brain bleeding resulting from h…
…ssaulted on 27 December 2008 by Shaun Steven Midd at a service station in Broome, suffering a strike to the head causing unconsciousness, kicks to the head with steel-capped boots, and skull fractures. Police arrested Nj…
86y · Female·Metastatic ovarian cancer (high-grade serous carcinoma)
An 86-year-old woman serving a life sentence died of metastatic ovarian cancer in palliative care. After diagnosis in April 2023, treatment was appropriately limited to symptom management given her advanced dementia, mak…
28y · Male·Traumatic intracranial haemorrhage sustained in an unwitnessed fall
A 28-year-old man died from traumatic intracranial haemorrhage following an unwitnessed fall at his apartment building. He had been heavily intoxicated (blood alcohol 0.27 g/100mL, cocaine positive) at a social event and…
49y · Male·Acute bronchopneumonia as a consequence of recent intracranial and intra-cerebra…
…buse, was apprehended by police on 5 April 2008 for intoxication. He fell twice before custody (hitting his head at Town Hall ruins, then on the street near Centrelink). At the Darwin Watch House, shortly after being pla…
73y · Male·Acute on chronic subdural haematoma due to recent head trauma in the context of …
…e was placed on 15-minute observations due to Level 3 falls risk. Over several weeks, he sustained multiple head injuries from falls and altercations with other patients, including hits to his head on 1 and 2 February 20…
75y · Male·cerebral metastatic malignancy (lung cancer with brain metastases)
…. documented his capacity to refuse treatment. His condition deteriorated significantly by early 2016. A CT scan in April 2016 revealed advanced lung cancer with brain metastases, presenting with seizures. He died weeks …
80y · Male·Subdural haematoma from closed head injury sustained in a fall at his residence
…l haematoma sustained in a fall at his home in Tasmania on 11 July 2014, four days after sustaining another head injury. He had mixed Alzheimer's and vascular dementia diagnosed in August 2013, was prone to falls, and wa…
87y · Female·left frontal temporal subdural haematoma following closed head injury sustained …
…ered a subdural haematoma from a fall. She presented to a community hospital lucid with stable vitals. A CT scan confirmed acute subdural haematoma. The neurosurgical registrar advised observation with repeat imaging in …
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…
21y · Male·Complications of blunt head injury resulting from at least two separate acts of …
Baylen Pendergast, 21 months old, died from complications of blunt head injury sustained in two separate traumatic incidents (17 and 28 November 2013). The coroner found injuries …
35y · Female·Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy due to cardiorespiratory arrest due to vertebro…
…h a three-day history of collapses, slurred speech, vomiting, and abnormal eye movements. A non-contrast CT head scan was normal, and she was discharged with a diagnosis of mental disorder. She deteriorated at home and p…
81y · Male·aspiration of gastric contents complicating disseminated moderately differentiat…
Graham Joseph Butson, aged 81, died from aspiration of gastric contents complicating undiagnosed metastatic lung cancer with brain metastases. He presented with confusion, agitation and atrial fibrillation; a lung mass w…
23y · Male·Blunt force head injury
A 23-year-old man died from blunt force head injury after being struck during a violent altercation outside a Sydney hotel. He fell backwards, striking …
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