61 results for “hydrocephalus”
31y · Female·right cerebellar cerebrovascular accident (cerebellar infarction with obstructiv…
… causing cerebellar infarction. By Sunday she developed catastrophic cerebellar edema with obstructive hydrocephalus and herniation, causing brainstem compression and death. Expert evidence indicated 60-70% survival lik…
43y · Female·Hypostatic bronchopneumonia in the setting of birth-related brain injury
Louise Ann Ryan, 43, died from hypostatic bronchopneumonia in the setting of birth-related brain injury (cerebral palsy). She was a permanent resident in Department of Human Services care requiring constant support. She …
10y · Female·congenital hydrocephalus
Amber Jayne Sweetman, aged 10, died from complications of congenital hydrocephalus following delayed diagnosis of a blocked ventriculoperitoneal shunt. She presented to the emergency de…
57y · Female·Deterioration in setting of advanced dementia on a background of down syndrome
A 57-year-old woman with Down syndrome and advanced Alzheimer's dementia died from natural causes following a period of functional decline. She was residing in a Specialist Disability Accommodation facility and receiving…
59y · Male·Complications of epilepsy and cerebral palsy
Roger Henderson, aged 59, died from complications of epilepsy and cerebral palsy at Bacchus Marsh Hospital. He was a resident of a Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) facility under the NDIS with profound intellect…
3y · Male·Brainstem ischaemia in association with Arnold Chiari malformation
Matthew Whyte, a 3-year-old with Arnold Chiari malformation and hydrocephalus, died from brainstem ischaemia following multiple shunt complications and emergency decompression surg…
58y · Male·Sepsis of unknown origin on a background of multiple co-morbidities
Michael Francis Gribble, a 58-year-old man with complex medical comorbidities including alcoholic cardiomyopathy, schizophrenia, and acquired brain injury, died from sepsis of unknown origin at Rosebud Hospital. He was f…
74y · Female·Non traumatic intracerebral haemorrhage with further deterioration post medical …
…ely entered the ventricular system. Post-operative imaging showed new intraventricular haemorrhage and hydrocephalus requiring external ventricular drain insertion. Despite appropriate management, Dorothy subsequently d…
91y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia in a woman with multiple co-morbidities
91-year-old woman with disability living in specialist disability accommodation who died from aspiration pneumonia. She had documented moderate oropharyngeal dysphagia from prior stroke, managed with pureed diet and thic…
3y · Female·COMPLICATIONS FROM SEVERE CEREBRAL PALSY
Baby E, a 3-year-old with severe cerebral palsy, spastic quadriplegia, bulbar dysfunction and upper airway obstruction, died from complications of her severe cerebral palsy. She presented with seizures, dark green sputum…
5y · Female·Epilepsy in association with Cerebral Palsy
A 5-year-old girl with severe cerebral palsy (GMFCS level 5) and intractable epilepsy died at home, likely from a seizure. She had multiple medical complexities including microcephaly, developmental delay, unsafe swallow…
15y · Male·Cerebral ischaemia in a young man with a blocked ventricular peritoneal shunt an…
Vaughn Richard Rasmussen, a 15-year-old boy with congenital abnormalities and a ventricular-peritoneal (VP) shunt, died from cerebral ischaemia caused by acute blockage of his VP shunt on 17 November 2009. Between 12-16 …
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…
43y · Male·Multi-organ failure with coagulopathy secondary to acute exacerbation of chronic…
…t 4am Sunday before surgery could proceed. Clinical lessons: (1) patients with symptomatic obstructive hydrocephalus at risk of rapid deterioration require ICU-level continuous monitoring, not general ward care; (2) det…
78y · Female·Complications of a left tentorial meningioma
…ented to hospital in 2015 with gait disturbance and falls. The tumour had grown significantly, causing hydrocephalus and mass effect. After appropriate informed consent discussions with neurosurgical staff using an inte…
69y · Female·bronchopneumonia complicating intracranial tumour (meningioma with obstructive h…
…ruger, aged 69, died of bronchopneumonia complicating a massive subfrontal meningioma with obstructive hydrocephalus. Her death was preventable. During a November 2006 hospital admission for urinary tract infection, a d…
12y · Female·raised intracranial pressure due to ventriculo-peritoneal shunt blockage
A 12-year-old girl with congenital hydrocephalus and a ventriculo-peritoneal shunt presented to the ED with severe unrelieved headache after head traum…
67y · Male·Metastatic gastric cancer
John Henry Hamilton, a 67-year-old man with cerebral palsy, intellectual disability, epilepsy and multiple comorbidities, died from metastatic gastric cancer in a palliative care unit. He was diagnosed with metastatic ga…
59y · Female·Pneumonia
Tamara Kudeviita, a 59-year-old woman with Down's syndrome and advanced Alzheimer's disease, died of pneumonia in a palliative care unit. She had been declining throughout 2022, with loss of swallowing ability, mobility,…
34y · Male·sudden unexpected death in a person with epilepsy (SUDEP)
Samuel Anthony Plummer, aged 34, died from sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) at his assisted living residence. He had longstanding epilepsy managed with sodium valproate and lamotrigine, with his last major sei…
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