113 results for “behavioural disturbance”
90y · Male·aspiration pneumonia, vascular dementia, ischaemic heart disease, congestive car…
…re whilst a resident at the Roy Fagan Centre under a guardianship order. He had experienced progressive behavioural deterioration related to his advancing dementia, requiring management of aggression with antipsychotic …
91y · Male·ischaemic and hypertensive heart disease
…t inpatient treatment order at Repatriation General Hospital. He had advanced Alzheimer's dementia with behavioural disturbance. On the evening of his death, he received clonazepam 500mcg as a PRN sedative medication fo…
42y · Female·pneumonia with diffuse alveolar damage in the setting of mixed drug toxicity (Ba…
Allyson Bailey, a 42-year-old woman with complex polysubstance use disorder and borderline personality disorder, died from pneumonia with diffuse alveolar damage complicated by mixed drug toxicity (baclofen and pregabali…
62y · Male·end stage renal failure complicating oxalate crystal nephropathy with contributi…
…o recommendations. The case highlights the complexity of managing patients with multiple comorbidities, behavioural changes post-head injury, and end-of-life decision-making in the context of declining renal function.
89y · Female·acute renal failure with severe electrolyte disturbance due to sigmoid volvulus …
…obstruction) in an elderly patient with advanced dementia, underlying vascular disease, and electrolyte disturbance. Early recognition of the volvulus occurred but rapid decompensation prevented intervention.
97y · Male·respiratory failure attributed to aspiration pneumonia on a background of advanc…
…mur fracture, and gastrointestinal haemorrhage. He was admitted to hospital in late September 2019 with behavioural changes and suspected infection, placed under Mental Health Act inpatient treatment orders, and sustain…
84y · Male·general inanition on a background of dementia with contributing ischaemic and hy…
…ostate cancer treatment in 2008, diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment in 2009. By 2013 he developed behavioural disturbance with nocturnal wandering. Following a hospital admission in February 2014 with attempted ab…
75y · Female·general inanition and pneumonia on a background of end-stage dementia
…onia. She was detained under a Mental Health Act Inpatient Treatment Order due to severe aggression and behavioural disturbance related to her dementia. She deteriorated progressively during her final admission, develop…
27y · Male·Cardiac arrest due to cardiac arrhythmia triggered by prone restraint (some of w…
Michael Peachey, a 27-year-old First Nations man, died in custody following a police-initiated restraint during an acute psychotic episode. Over preceding days, his family repeatedly sought mental health intervention. On…
63y · Female·metastatic adenocarcinoma of the lung
…ses while subject to a Level 1 Inpatient Treatment Order at Royal Adelaide Hospital. She presented with behavioural disturbance secondary to brain metastases, was assessed by mental health services, and lawfully detaine…
32y · Male·methylamphetamine toxicity
…was removed by correctional officers without formal medical discharge. Upon return to prison, his acute behavioural disturbance from drug toxicity was not recognised as requiring hospital transfer. A rigid 'TOG directiv…
91y · Female·exacerbation of behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia following sur…
…ed, agitated, and refused medications. She was discharged back to aged care on 19 August 2022 where her behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia exacerbated significantly. She deteriorated rapidly and died fiv…
85y · Male·end stage dementia
Lawrence George Harvey, aged 85, died from end-stage dementia while lawfully detained under the Mental Health Act at Noarlunga Hospital. He had experienced progressive dementia since 2013 with increasing aggression, requ…
61y · Male·Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
…nd considering neurodegenerative diseases in the differential diagnosis of acute cognitive decline with behavioural changes.
46y · Male·Complications of self-inflicted incised injuries to the neck
…d not contribute to death. No medical or systemic errors were identified—the tragedy stemmed from acute behavioural crisis with self-inflicted injury.
92y · Female·decompensated congestive cardiac failure secondary to haemophilus influenzae low…
… She was admitted to psychiatric care under an Inpatient Treatment Order due to severe dementia-related behavioural disturbance and medication non-compliance. The coroner found her detention and treatment appropriate. S…
63y · Male·cerebral infarction
…eview him or arrange hospital assessment. Haloperidol was prescribed excessively and inconsistently for behavioural management (agitation, wandering, attempted elopement, sexual disinhibition) despite successful non-pha…
76y · Female·left lower lobe pneumonia complicating metapneumovirus infection
Maria Astachnowicz, aged 76, died from left lower lobe pneumonia complicating metapneumovirus infection at Lyell McEwin Hospital. She had extensive psychiatric history (schizoaffective disorder/bipolar) with chronic ment…
28y · Male·Hanging
Dylan Bell, 28, died by hanging following discharge from Redland Hospital ED where he presented with acute psychosis, suicidal and homicidal ideation, and made three self-harm attempts by strangulation. Despite a concern…
29y · Male·Unascertained causes on a background of agitated delirium state
A 29-year-old man with a 12-year history of mental illness died in police custody during transport to a police station. He had stopped taking his antipsychotic medication (Risperidone 4mg daily) following GP advice to re…
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