196 results for “CT scan (brain)”
72y · Male·cerebral malignancy (glioblastoma multiforme)
…ified three intracerebral lesions. He was promptly transferred to Royal Adelaide Hospital where MRI and PET scanning were conducted to locate a primary cancer. Neuroradiologist review confirmed glioblastoma with very poo…
62y · Male·Head injury (acute subdural haemorrhage and fractured skull)
A 62-year-old man with schizophrenia, lung cancer, and seizure history was an involuntary patient at Broadmeadows Psychiatric Unit. While supervised in the courtyard, he suddenly stopped walking then fell backwards, stri…
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 …
46y · Female·brain swelling and dural venous thrombosis in association with low grade glioma …
Dr D., a 46-year-old medical practitioner, died from brain swelling and dural venous thrombosis associated with a low-grade glioma. She presented to Albany Hospital on 10 October 2005 with a severe, different headache ch…
42y · Male·disseminated metastatic renal cell carcinoma
…tatic renal cell carcinoma. Renal cancer was identified by ultrasound in September 2006 and confirmed by CT scan. Surgery was performed with curative intent in December 2006, with histology confirming high-grade malignan…
59y · Female·Global cerebral oedema due to hypoxic cerebral ischaemia following cardiac arres…
59-year-old woman admitted with newly diagnosed grade 4 glioblastoma underwent surgery 16 days later after delays during consultant's planned leave. Post-operative complications included ischaemic stroke confirmed on ima…
57y · Male·Right acute subdural haematoma following a fall
Gary Desmond Frost, a 57-year-old man with intellectual disability, dementia, and schizophrenia, died from a right acute subdural haematoma following a fall while in supported residential care. He experienced multiple fa…
61y · Male·Multiorgan failure, due to, or as a consequence of metastatic lung cancer (suspi…
Shane Anthony May, a 61-year-old prisoner, died of multiorgan failure secondary to metastatic lung cancer after 44 days in custody. He presented with COVID-19 symptoms on reception, then developed progressive respiratory…
3y · Male·Hypoxic brain injury secondary to cardiorespiratory arrest, possibly secondary t…
Master T, aged 3 years, died from hypoxic brain injury secondary to cardiorespiratory arrest, likely due to aspiration pneumonitis. He had severe congenital abnormalities including holoprosencephaly with VP shunt, anal a…
55y · Male·Haemorrhagic brain stem infarction due to hypertensive heart disease
…ne in the bathroom, one near his bed). Initial imaging showed no acute pathology, but subsequent CT and MRI scans revealed subarachnoid haemorrhage and extensive brain stem infarction. He was transferred to Brisbane wher…
26y · Male·Closed head injury with extradural and subdural haemorrhage resulting from a sku…
…e. The following morning he was found unconscious, conveyed back to hospital, and declared brain dead. A CT scan then revealed a large skull fracture with actively bleeding vessel. Key clinical failures included: inadequ…
68y · Male·Lung cancer
Daniel McQuilken, a 68-year-old man in immigration detention, died from metastatic lung cancer. His lung cancer diagnosis was made while detained, likely related to his significant smoking history and prior asbestos and …
63y · Male·Unascertained - natural causes. Cardiac arrest with secondary hypoxic-ischaemic …
…Mental Health Act orders. Despite reasonable and appropriate care including psychiatric reviews, a CT brain scan, and septic screen, he suffered unexplained cardiac arrest on 29 March 2024 while on the inpatient unit. Au…
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…
62y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia in the setting of refractory focal status epilepticus
Linda Snadden, a 62-year-old woman with cognitive decline, brain tumour history, and multiple comorbidities including severe sleep apnoea and pulmonary hypertension, died from aspiration pneumonia during refractory focal…
72y · Male·Complications of a gastroduodenal perforation (palliated) in the setting of mult…
William Anthony Daniel, a 72-year-old SDA resident with intellectual impairment and multiple comorbidities, presented to Box Hill Hospital on 7 November 2024 with postural hypotension, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain…
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…
75y · Male·acute right subdural haemorrhage sustained in a fall
…nations, found GCS 15, and discharged him home with observation instructions. Neither GP ordered a CT brain scan despite the high-risk combination of age, anticoagulation, and head trauma. By 3pm on 15 August, George dev…
92y · Male·subdural haemorrhage (haematoma) following a fall at a residential aged care fac…
…sive with minor injuries. He deteriorated over the next two days and was transferred to hospital where a CT scan revealed an inoperable subdural haematoma. Palliative care was initiated and he died the same day. The coro…
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 …
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