50 results for “epileptic seizure”
Male·Multiple injuries from motor vehicle trauma (head-on collision with truck)
…ane, had epilepsy. The coroner found the collision was possibly caused by MacFarlane suffering a partial epileptic seizure, inattention, or falling asleep. Critical findings identified system failures: MacFarlane's medi…
24y · Male·seizure (epileptic)
Mohammad Nasim Najafi, a 24-year-old Afghan detainee with well-controlled epilepsy, died from a seizure after missing multiple doses of carbamazepine in the days preceding his death. He was held in immigration…
17y · Female·multiple injuries
… October 2017 while being pursued by police. She had a complex medical history including psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES), depression, anxiety, PTSD, and bipolar disorder. Toxicology showed methylamphetamine, a…
42y · Male·Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP)
…breaches. The next morning, approximately 18 hours after cessation of alcohol intake, he suffered a fatal seizure in the watch house. The seizure may have resulted from alcohol withdrawal or pre-existing epileptic vulne…
59y · Female·Diffuse hypoxic brain injury complicating aspiration of gastric contents during …
…nt aspiration pneumonia, died from hypoxic brain injury following aspiration of gastric contents during a seizure in her care home. She was discovered seizing and cyanosed less than an hour after being checked by carers…
Female·Burns due to gas explosion due to motor vehicle collision with building
A 60-year-old man with a long-standing history of seizures experienced an epileptic seizure while driving and lost control of his vehicle. It collided with an LPG …
49y · Male·unascertainable; possible explanations include epileptic seizure, cardiac arrhyt…
… at Graylands Hospital who died on 12 July 2005 of unascertainable cause. Possible explanations included epileptic seizure, cardiac arrhythmia, or paralytic ileus, with contributing factors potentially including recent …
14y · Male·epilepsy in a boy with Influenza B and COVID-19 infections
…K was a 14-year-old Aboriginal boy in state care who died suddenly on 24 August 2023 from an unwitnessed epileptic seizure precipitated by concurrent Influenza B and COVID-19 infections. He had been diagnosed with epile…
53y · Male·Pneumonia in a man with Down syndrome and dementia; epilepsy
…residential care. On the morning of his death, staff noted a fever treated with paracetamol, observed an epileptic seizure and breathing difficulties, appropriately contacted his doctor and called an ambulance. He arres…
17y · Male·refractory status epilepticus caused by either a viral infection, an underlying …
Ricky Cox, a 17-year-old Aboriginal youth in juvenile detention, died from refractory status epilepticus triggered by either viral infection or underlying epilepsy. On 2 February 2006, he became febrile and …
17y · Male·epileptic seizure complicating idiopathic epilepsy
17-year-old Codie Mansell-Moore died from epileptic seizures on 10 December 2018. An ambulance was called at 6:09am while he was seizing, but paramedics sta…
37y · Female·Unascertained
…ay. An autopsy found no suspicious circumstances; the cause of death was recorded as unascertained, with epileptic seizure or hypoglycaemic episode identified as most likely possibilities. Some care staff believed she r…
9y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia due to cerebral palsy and seizures
Nine-year-old Aboriginal girl with severe cerebral palsy, cognitive impairment, and seizure disorder died of aspiration pneumonia in ICU following status epilepticus. She had complex medical needs …
40y · Female·hypoxic encephalopathy and epilepsy with diffuse fibrillary astrocytoma within t…
… Parker, a 40-year-old woman with a long history of epilepsy, borderline personality disorder, and recent seizures, died at the Royal Adelaide Hospital on 16 March 2008 from hypoxic encephalopathy caused by cardiac arre…
Male·Multiple injuries from aircraft crash; underlying cause - epileptic seizure suff…
…52 aircraft piloted by Barry Hempel crashed into the Pacific Ocean. Evidence suggests Hempel suffered an epileptic seizure mid-flight, rendering him incapacitated and unable to control the aircraft. The passenger's urge…
15y · Male·pneumonia in the setting of cerebral palsy and epilepsy
…monia after a prolonged PICU admission. He presented to ED multiple times in the months before death with seizures and fever. On 24 February 2018, he was found to have markedly elevated sodium (160), treated successfull…
45y · Female·Complications of sepsis secondary to sacral pressure wound in a woman with genet…
Kristy Ann Mitchener, a 45-year-old woman with severe intellectual disability, genetic developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, and oesophageal dysmotility, died from sepsis secondary to a sacral pressure ulcer despi…
55y · Male·Complications of right middle cerebral artery infarction
… symptoms—including altered consciousness, weakness, and facial drooping—were initially attributed to an epileptic seizure by carers and the locum general practitioner. There were delays in calling the ambulance and pot…
34y · Female·hypoxic brain damage complicating fresh water drowning
…resh water drowning in a bath at a disability services residence. The coroner found she likely suffered a seizure while bathing unattended, despite therapeutic levels of anti-convulsant medication. Key clinical lessons …
47y · Male·ischaemic heart disease with seizure disorder and schizophrenia being other sign…
…ilepsy and schizophrenia with frequent medication non-compliance due to delusional beliefs that his anti-epileptic medication caused seizures. While he experienced multiple seizures and required hospital transfers, care…
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