45 results for “brain swelling”
23y · Female·chronic hydrocephalus with brain swelling
A 23-year-old registered nurse with undiagnosed chronic hydrocephalus presented to the ED with neck pain, headache and vomiting. Dr B. assessed her briefly without formal examination or detailed history, prescribed ketor…
75y · Male·Traumatic brain injury sustained in a fall from a ladder
…attempting roof repairs on his caravan, despite medical advice against ladder use. He suffered a traumatic brain injury with extensive intracranial haemorrhage and base of skull fracture. Emergency surgery (hemicraniect…
57y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia complicating locally advanced non-small cell carcinoma of l…
…was deemed inappropriate. He received palliative care at home and was readmitted in June 2025 with facial swelling, progressing to decreased responsiveness. He died peacefully on the palliative ward surrounded by family.…
43y · Male·bronchopneumonia and brain swelling following ligature compression of the neck (…
… remanded in custody at Hakea Prison, Western Australia, died on 14 January 2016 from bronchopneumonia and brain swelling following ligature asphyxiation by hanging. He had antisocial personality disorder, chronic suici…
64y · Male·metastatic adenocarcinoma of the lung (palliated)
Lajos Szabo, a 64-year-old prisoner, died from metastatic adenocarcinoma of the lung with brain metastases. He presented to prison medical services in November 2018 with neck swelling and fever, was pro…
29y · Female·Assault with blunt force injuries resulting in widespread bruising and traumatic…
Elizabeth Wilms, age 29, died between 1-5 July 2016 from fatal assault while in an abusive intimate relationship with Alexander Freeburn. Freeburn was the subject of an unexecuted NSW parole warrant for 541 days. The war…
23y · Male·head injury resulting in acute left subdural haemorrhage and cerebral oedema fro…
Andras Nagy, a 23-year-old professional Hungarian boxer, died from catastrophic head injury sustained during a sparring session on 1 May 2009 at a gym in Melbourne. He collapsed during round five after receiving blows to…
43y · Female·Severe diffuse hypoxic brain injury caused by administration of supratherapeutic…
A 43-year-old woman died from severe diffuse hypoxic brain injury caused by excessive sodium bicarbonate administration during treatment of amitriptyline overdose. T…
<1y · Female·Head injury
…onsistent with head trauma. Autopsy showed multiple facial bruises in various healing stages and traumatic brain injury. The homicide investigation was unable to determine the cause of injuries. Clinical lessons: recogn…
62y · Male·Brain swelling associated with cerebral infarction; drainage acute on chronic su…
John Hemingway, a 62-year-old man with cerebral palsy, hydrocephalus, and epilepsy, sustained a head injury when a vehicle rolled backward and struck him while he was in a wheelchair. The driver, an international student…
18y · Male·rupture of a left frontal cerebral abscess
…aig was admitted on remand in early October 2010 and presented with intermittent headaches, vomiting, eye swelling, and flu-like symptoms over several weeks. On the weekend preceding his death (23-24 October), he exhibit…
17y · Male·stroke (left middle cerebral artery infarction) following motorbike collision du…
… specialists. Early neurosurgical consultation would likely have identified the injury before irreversible brain damage occurred. Had the dissection been detected within 6-8 hours, endovascular clot retrieval could have…
28y · Male·Bronchopneumonia caused by metastatic lung cancer (adenocarcinoma)
… bronchopneumonia caused by metastatic lung adenocarcinoma. He presented with a two-week history of chest swelling in April 2012 and was promptly investigated, diagnosed, and treated. The coroner found no basis for earli…
7y · Male·Blunt force head injury with bilateral acute subdural haemorrhage, hypoxic/ischa…
Levai, a 7-year-old boy with learning difficulties, died from blunt force head trauma inflicted by his mother's boyfriend Kodi Maybir on 20 May 2013. The coroner identified systematic failures by NSW Police and FACS. Pol…
30y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity (4-Fluoroamphetamine, 25C-NBOMe, dimethylamphetamine, methyl…
Jason, aged 30, died from mixed drug toxicity after ingesting what he believed to be MDMA but which actually contained 25C-NBOMe and 4-fluoroamphetamine, combined with GHB. He experienced seizures and collapsed; CPR was …
9y · Male·head injury
Nine-year-old Aidan Bott was fatally struck by a falling branch from an African Mahogany tree in the school courtyard on 22 August 2006, sustaining fatal head injuries. The death was preventable through regular tree main…
<1y · Male·Non-accidental infliction of significant force to the head/face and gum region, …
…days before case closure from inflicted injury to his gum region, either causing asphyxiation or traumatic brain injury. Critical failures included: failure to act on expert medical advice; inadequate investigation of p…
<1y · Male·complications of head injury
A premature newborn died from severe head injuries inflicted deliberately by his teenage father in hospital on 15 February 2014. The father had a well-documented history of violence, substance abuse, criminality and had …
<1y · Male·Acute traumatic head injury (non-accidental)
A 7-month-old child died from acute traumatic head injury sustained from non-accidental blunt force. Clinical lessons include: medical staff should strongly reinforce urgent referrals (the child had a critical GP referra…
76y · Female·Head injury comprised of subdural haematoma, subarachnoid haemorrhage with brain…
A 76-year-old woman died from complications of a severe head injury sustained in a motor vehicle collision. She was initially managed conservatively at a regional hospital, but her condition deteriorated markedly at 9pm …
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