349 results for “encephalopathy”
29y · Male·aspiration pneumonia complicating acute and chronic Wernicke's encephalopathy an…
…ith intellectual disability and morbid obesity, died from aspiration pneumonia complicating Wernicke's encephalopathy. He presented with prolonged refusal to eat and drink from December 2004, initially attributed to psyc…
38y · Female·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy due to cardiorespiratory arrest caused by mixed…
…t, 38, died from mixed drug toxicity (heroin and methylamphetamine overdose) causing hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy and cardiorespiratory arrest. The coroner found it more likely than not that her partner Justin Witsen…
64y · Male·Heart failure secondary to alcohol related liver disease, coronary obstructive p…
…harge against medical advice despite being very unwell with impaired decision-making capacity (hepatic encephalopathy/delirium). An Inpatient Treatment Order was appropriately placed and confirmed by psychiatry. On 22 Se…
53y · Male·sepsis due to spontaneous bacterial peritonitis on a background of end stage liv…
… repeated medical advice to cease drinking, he increased his alcohol consumption. He developed hepatic encephalopathy with confusion, disorientation, and declining functional capacity. Following arrest and bail condition…
27y · Male·hypoxic encephalopathy following cardiac arrest caused by acute methylamphetamin…
A 27-year-old man with a history of intravenous drug use died from hypoxic encephalopathy following cardiac arrest caused by acute methylamphetamine toxicity. He engaged in a 3-day drug binge …
44y · Male·Early bronchopneumonia in a man receiving palliative medical care for liver fail…
…r a year, with progressively deteriorating liver function and multiple complications including hepatic encephalopathy and renal failure. He was admitted to Royal Perth Hospital on 24 January 2013 with infection and renal…
63y · Male·Unascertained - natural causes. Cardiac arrest with secondary hypoxic-ischaemic …
…lained cardiac arrest on 29 March 2024 while on the inpatient unit. Autopsy revealed hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy secondary to cardiac arrest but could not definitively establish the cause of arrest, despite finding …
57y · Male·Hepatic encephalopathy, end stage liver failure, alcoholic cirrhosis, end stage …
…-year-old Aboriginal man imprisoned for 23 years, died in PAH Secure Unit from natural causes: hepatic encephalopathy, end-stage liver failure, alcoholic cirrhosis, and end-stage renal failure. He had complex comorbiditi…
36y · Male·Hypoxic/ischaemic encephalopathy and hanging
…ing in his garage on 5 February 2013 and died 3 days later at Northern Hospital from hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy. He had experienced major life stressors including business failure, relationship breakdown, serious p…
56y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy following cardiac arrest
…ubated after five days in ICU with no meaningful neurological recovery and died from hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy. The death was determined to be from natural causes. No specific clinical management errors or prevent…
33y · Male·hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy due to hanging with resuscitation
Matthew Keith Constantine, aged 33, died from hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy following a hanging attempt while under home detention. He was released from prison in December 2021 w…
42y · Male·Hypoxic/ischaemic encephalopathy; cardiac arrest; cardiomegaly
A 42-year-old man with schizophrenia died from hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy following an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest at a mental health community care unit. He had been admitt…
2y · Male·Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy
… minutes after delivery. Despite advanced life support, Baby M suffered irreversible hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy from prolonged oxygen deprivation and aspiration, and died on 29 November 2008. The clinical lesson is…
52y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy complicating traumatic asphyxia due to external…
A 52-year-old man died from hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy following traumatic asphyxia when a vehicle he was working under fell on him. While working on his tra…
62y · Male·hepatic encephalopathy due to acute renal failure
Ronnie Pangata Nelson, a 62-year-old Aboriginal man, died in Alice Springs Hospital from hepatic encephalopathy due to acute renal failure. He had longstanding chronic diseases including cirrhosis, hepatitis B and …
53y · Female·cardiorespiratory arrest in a person with blunt force head injury, end-stage liv…
…ell was found dead in her hallway on 25 May 2013 aged 53. She had end-stage liver disease with hepatic encephalopathy, had suffered recent blunt force head injuries of unclear origin, and had high blood methadone levels.…
42y · Female·multiple organ failure due to sepsis on a background of pneumonia, spontaneous b…
…ity. Despite initial improvement with antibiotics and supportive care, she deteriorated with worsening encephalopathy and sepsis. Multiple MET calls occurred on 30-31 July with hypotension requiring fluid resuscitation. …
0y · Male·Perinatal hypoxia
…9, 8 days after emergency caesarean section. The infant presented with seizures, hypotonia, and severe encephalopathy. Autopsy revealed severe global cerebral injury consistent with antenatal hypoxia, with timing of inju…
49y · Male·Acute bronchopneumonia as a consequence of recent intracranial and intra-cerebra…
…py and transfer to HDU with high-flow oxygen therapy, he developed aspiration pneumonia due to hepatic encephalopathy (from Class C cirrhosis). The coroner found that both police and hospital care were exemplary. No clin…
64y · Male·hospital-acquired pneumonia on a background of end-stage cryptogenic liver cirrh…
…linders Medical Centre. He presented with severe cellulitis requiring amputation and developed hepatic encephalopathy with poor cognitive function, refusing essential treatment. He was lawfully detained under the Mental …
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