42 results for “cerebral haematoma”
11y · Male·Bronchopneumonia and small bowel necrosis with perforation, in a boy with multic…
…ad trauma at eight months old in December 2010, causing severe lifelong neurological impairment including cerebral palsy, uncontrolled seizures, and blindness. The cause of the initial injury remains unknown. He was plac…
32y · Female·Hypoxic brain injury due to a combination of factors arising from subdural haema…
…ain injury following complications of spinal anaesthesia for caesarean section. She developed a subdural haematoma (rare complication) and persistent post-dural puncture headaches requiring rest. After discharge, her hu…
65y · Male·complications, including pneumonia, of traumatic brain injury
…s called 1.5 hours later. Despite emergent neurosurgical intervention, his severe brain injury (subdural haematoma with midline shift) was unsurvivable. Clinical lessons include: early recognition of high-risk head inju…
60y · Female·acute cerebral bleed resulting from blunt trauma and late haemorrhagic progressi…
Gwenith Elkington, aged 60, died from acute cerebral bleed resulting from haemorrhagic progression of a traumatic brain injury sustained in a bathroom fall on…
5y · Male·complications of blunt force injury to the head
…raumatic brain injury despite visible bruising. NETS consultation eventually led to recognition of likely cerebral oedema, but Mannitol was unavailable due to staff inability to locate it (though the drug was actually st…
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 …
55y · Male·Traumatic brain injury caused by blunt force to the head sustained in a fall
Rodney Bates, a 55-year-old in custody at Cessnock Correctional Centre, died from traumatic brain injury sustained in a fall on 2 April 2015. He had experienced recurrent unexplained loss of consciousness episodes from N…
49y · Male·Acute bronchopneumonia as a consequence of recent intracranial and intra-cerebra…
…ital rather than waiting for ambulance. CT scan showed bilateral fronto-parietal contusions and subdural haematoma. Despite appropriate medical care including anti-seizure therapy and transfer to HDU with high-flow oxyg…
48y · Male·Cerebrovascular Accident (stroke) caused by subdural haemorrhage, which resulted…
…deteriorated over the following days and was admitted to Danila Dilba on 8 April with suspected subdural haematoma, requiring emergency craniotomy on 9 April. He appeared to recover initially but suffered a catastrophic…
0y · Female·subdural haemorrhage, intracranial haemorrhage and oedema caused by severe shaki…
ADT was a 10-week-old infant who died from subdural haemorrhage and intracranial haemorrhage caused by severe non-accidental injury. She presented to Launceston General Hospital with fever, poor feeding, and loose stools…
2y · Male·head injury due to accidental fall from bed
Luke Borusiewicz, a 2-year-old in foster care, died from severe head injuries sustained in an accidental fall from a bed on 12 January 2009. The foster carer, Joy (age 74), had taken him into care on 24 December 2008 aft…
1y · Male·Head injury in the setting of labour
… in the maternal pelvis requiring difficult disimpaction and extraction, resulting in bilateral subdural haematomas, subarachnoid haemorrhages and skull fracture. Multiple clinical management issues were identified: mis…
89y · Male·congestive cardiac failure due to ischaemic heart disease and aortic valve steno…
…ell and sustained minor lacerations. He was found dead 10 hours later. Post-mortem revealed old subdural haematomas and evidence of progressive supranuclear palsy (explaining falls), but these did not contribute to deat…
40y · Male·Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) resulting from post-traumatic brain …
Shane Masters died from Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) 12 years after sustaining a severe traumatic brain injury at work. On 19 May 2008, a hydraulic jack dislodged while repairing a fully loaded truck in a …
27y · Male·Head injury
Warren Keith Matthews, aged 27, died from head injury following a motor vehicle collision on Bussell Highway, Western Australia. He was driving a vehicle without registration plates when police attempted to stop him. He …
41y · Male·Head Injury in a Man with Acute Alcohol Intoxication; basal skull fracture with …
Ronald Gregory Kidner, 41, died from a basal skull fracture and severe head trauma on 25 October 2004, four days after falling at a recreation club while acutely intoxicated. He presented to Nickol Bay Hospital with sign…
82y · Male·Trauma related intracerebral haemorrhage
… drop) while attending a hearing aid appointment at an off-site clinic. He sustained fatal traumatic intracerebral haemorrhage. Key clinical lessons: staff escorting residents off-site lacked specific training on wheelch…
37y · Female·head injury sustained in motor vehicle collision (pedestrian)
A 37-year-old involuntary psychiatric patient with paranoid psychosis absconded from the low-dependency psychiatric unit at Maroondah Hospital and deliberately stepped in front of a truck, suffering fatal head injuries. …
41y · Male·Subdural haematoma
A 41-year-old Aboriginal man with excessive alcohol use presented four times to a rural hospital over one month with headaches. His symptoms were attributed to cluster migraine, then alcohol withdrawal syndrome, despite …
40y · Male·Head injury from assault
George Edgar Challis, a 40-year-old remand prisoner, died on 12 July 2006, eleven days after being assaulted by another inmate at Woodford Correctional Centre. He sustained a severe head injury from stomping to the head,…
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