48 results for “advanced cognitive impairment”
63y · Male·pancreatic carcinoma
Gary Michael McMahon, aged 63, died of pancreatic carcinoma at Royal Adelaide Hospital on 5 January 2005 while detained under the Mental Health Act. He was admitted following collapse at home with a history of diabetes, …
80y · Male·Dehydration and the effects of heat with contributing Alzheimer's dementia
An 80-year-old man with advanced Alzheimer's dementia disappeared from a respite care facility on a day of extreme heat (39°C) and died fr…
95y · Male·bronchopneumonia in a man who has sustained extensive head injury
…illation, chronic airways disease, aspiration pneumonia history, and dementia was struck unprovoked by a cognitively impaired co-resident with dementia at a nursing home. He sustained extensive head injury including sub…
84y · Female·pneumonia and fracture of the neck of right femur following a fall
…monia and a fractured right femoral neck sustained in a fall at a residential aged care facility. She had advanced Alzheimer's disease, cognitive impairment, impulsive behaviour, and was assessed as high-risk for falls. …
95y · Female·Acute intracranial haemorrhage
DRF, a 95-year-old woman with dementia, hearing impairment, mobility limitations, and mild cognitive impairment, died from acute intracranial haemorrhage following…
71y · Male·aspiration bronchopneumonia as a consequence of traumatic brain injury from a fa…
Kenneth Wright, a 71-year-old prisoner with acquired brain injury and cognitive impairment from a prior suicide attempt, died of aspiration bronchopneumonia in the Advanced Care Unit o…
52y · Male·asphyxia due to choking on food
Kenneth Dunster, a 52-year-old man with chronic schizophrenia and cognitive decline, died from asphyxia due to choking on food at Millbrook Rise Rehabilitation Centre. He had a doc…
58y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in a man with Down's syndrome and dementia
…own's syndrome and dementia, died from aspiration pneumonia. He had a documented longstanding swallowing impairment that had been deteriorating, and was identified as high-risk for aspiration. Following pneumonia admissi…
54y · Female·Pneumonia and radiation induced brain injury
…brain injury. She had experienced progressive neurological deterioration over nearly 20 years, including cognitive impairment, dysphasia, and contractures. She was transferred to palliative care at McCulloch House on 12…
80y · Male·Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, with dementia, diabetes mellitus and hyp…
…dementia and was appropriately managed as a forensic patient in the Aged Care and Rehabilitation Unit. An advanced care directive was instituted in June 2019 given his poor prognosis and deteriorating condition. The coro…
60y · Male·Aspiration pneumonitis in a man with Down Syndrome
Marcello Sardo, a 60-year-old man with Down syndrome and early-onset Alzheimer's dementia, died from aspiration pneumonitis at Austin Hospital. He had been receiving palliative care in the community following his geriatr…
75y · Male·bilateral subdural haematoma due to fall
Walter Robert Hanslow, a 75-year-old man with Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, and significant mobility limitations, sustained a fall at a nursing home on 9 June 2018. He was found on the ground but initially ap…
51y · Male·combined effect of gunshot injuries to the chest and abdomen
…escalatory. Officers identified themselves as police and repeatedly demanded he drop the knife, but Hodge advanced toward them despite being highly intoxicated and cognitively impaired. Two constables discharged firearms…
89y · Male·Traumatic intracranial haemorrhage and skull fractures following a fall, on a ba…
…titute decision-maker agreed nothing further could have prevented the fall, viewing it as inevitable with advanced age and dementia. The coroner found no inadequacies in care and made no recommendations. This was a manda…
62y · Female·Unknown. Likely natural causes, possibly with drug-related element. QT-prolongat…
…as last seen on 27 February appearing unwell and pale. An autopsy revealed no clear cause of death due to advanced decomposition, though toxicological testing showed elevated amitriptyline (non-lethal level) and methadon…
76y · Male·Pleuropulmonary Malignancy on the background of End-Stage Obstructive Pulmonary …
John Little, a 76-year-old man in custody, died from pleuropulmonary malignancy on a background of end-stage COPD. He had significant long-standing health problems including COPD related to smoking and asbestos exposure,…
61y · Male·aspiration pneumonia in a man with Down syndrome and early onset dementia
Stephen Feltscheer, a 61-year-old man with Down syndrome and early onset dementia living in Specialist Disability Accommodation, died from aspiration pneumonia. He was admitted to hospital on 25 July 2024 with a two-day …
66y · Male·Injuries sustained in fall from height
A 66-year-old man with Parkinson's disease died from injuries sustained in a fall from his third-floor balcony. He had recently commenced Duodopa treatment via percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy for motor fluctuations, …
32y · Male·gunshot wounds to the trunk
Troy Martin Foster, a 32-year-old man with intellectual impairment, mild cognitive disability, and a history of substance abuse and violence, died following a police shoot…
85y · Female·Complications following a fall
An 85-year-old woman with dementia died from complications of a fall sustained when pushed by another resident with dementia at an aged care facility. The autopsy revealed skull fracture, extradural haemorrhage, and rib …
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