78y · Female·Complications of a left tentorial meningioma
…ma detected incidentally on MRI in 2009 presented to hospital in 2015 with gait disturbance and falls. The tumour had grown significantly, causing hydrocephalus and mass effect. After appropriate informed consent discuss…
41y · Male·acute, severe hydrocephalus contributed to by longstanding chronic hydrocephalus…
Benjamin Cullen, aged 41, died on 25 February 2021 from acute severe hydrocephalus secondary to a brain tumour abutting the cerebral aqueduct. He suffered three seizures on 23 February 2021, two days after rele…
61y · Male·paraneoplastic syndrome caused by metastatic adenocarcinoma of the lung
… been diagnosed with lung cancer in March 2007, undergoing right upper lobectomy in April 2007. Subsequent brain metastases developed in September 2007 requiring multiple surgical interventions. His mental state deterio…
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 …
54y · Male·Glioblastoma
Benjamin Goossens, a 54-year-old man in custodial supervision for a prior forensic mental health matter, died from glioblastoma at Austin Hospital following palliative care. He had a Grade 2 glioma identified in 2010 tha…
77y · Female·Intracranial haemorrhage suffered during the course of neurosurgery
…l and intraventricular haemorrhage. Mrs Chan died on 9 December 2006 from raised intracranial pressure and brain stem compression. Investigation revealed no surgical error or misnavigation—the complication resulted from…
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…
30y · Male·traumatic brain injury
Thanh Pham, a 30-year-old karate student, died from traumatic brain injury sustained during a black belt grading when he was repeatedly knocked down and struck to the head wh…
48y · Male·metastatic high-grade neuroendocrine carcinoma, treated palliatively
…ssion made earlier detection unlikely, and that palliative management was appropriate given the aggressive tumour biology and patient's wishes.
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