26 results for “intracranial infection”
18y · Male·rupture of a left frontal cerebral abscess
…shley Youth Detention Centre died from rupture of a left frontal cerebral abscess likely caused by sinus infection. Craig was admitted on remand in early October 2010 and presented with intermittent headaches, vomiting,…
39y · Male·pneumococcal meningitis with severe cerebral oedema due to pneumococcal mastoidi…
… and sinusitis, was admitted to Flinders Medical Centre for what was thought to be a straightforward ENT infection. Over 15 days, he developed pneumococcal meningitis with severe cerebral oedema—a recognised but uncommo…
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 …
30y · Male·traumatic brain injury
…ions; (2) incomplete handover of trauma information to hospital staff, who initially considered seizure, infection, or tumour rather than head trauma; (3) lack of formal head injury/concussion protocols at the event. Wh…
0y · Male·Acute traumatic head injury (non-accidental)
A 7-month-old child died from acute traumatic head injury sustained from non-accidental blunt force. Clinical lessons include: medical staff should strongly reinforce urgent referrals (the child had a critical GP referra…
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 surgery. The coroner found that after Matthe…
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