70 results for “ischaemic stroke”
86y · Male·Traumatic closed head injury suffered in a fall
…priate prevention strategies implemented. On 6 December 2022, he fell in a corridor, likely due to acute ischaemic stroke related to COVID-19 infection. He was transferred to hospital where imaging revealed acute subdur…
68y · Male·Ischaemic infarction of the right cerebral hemisphere and cerebellum due to thro…
A 68-year-old man died from ischaemic stroke (basilar artery and right posterior cerebral artery thrombosis) seven days after being struck by …
60y · Female·Complications of urinary tract disease in the setting of COVID pneumonitis on th…
A 60-year-old woman with complex comorbidities (diabetes, post-stroke paralysis, hypertension, ischaemic heart disease) residing in specialist disability accommodation tested p…
64y · Male·Pneumonia secondary to ischaemic cerebrovascular incidents, hypertension, and at…
Yan Jin, a 64-year-old man with history of stroke, hypertension, and atrial fibrillation, was admitted to hospital after a witnessed fall from bed. Despite …
67y · Male·Complications of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
…dy at Long Bay Hospital's Aged Care and Rehabilitation Unit. In early October 2024, he suffered an acute ischaemic stroke and was transferred to Prince of Wales Hospital, where he was treated with thrombolytic therapy. …
57y · Male·large volume ischaemic infarct (stroke)
Stephen John French, a 57-year-old with prior stroke (2002) and myocardial infarction (2009), presented with headache, visual disturbance and gait difficulty i…
35y · Female·Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy due to cardiorespiratory arrest due to vertebro…
…nitial assessment inadequate: the senior medical officer failed to recognise classic posterior circulation stroke signs documented by paramedics, did not contact a stroke specialist, and inappropriately attributed sympto…
73y · Male·Combined effects of cerebrovascular accident and subsequent iatrogenic related i…
…ficulty on 5 September 2020. He was misdiagnosed with Bell's palsy despite clinical features suggestive of stroke. A non-contrast CT brain (inadequate for stroke evaluation) was performed instead of CT perfusion. He was …
61y · Male·ischaemic heart disease with significant atherosclerotic narrowing of all three …
Lindsay Allan Fry, a 61-year-old prisoner with poorly controlled Type II diabetes, died of ischaemic heart disease while in custody at Yatala Labour Prison. Autopsy revealed marked coronary artery atherosc…
79y · Male·Displaced cervical vertebral fracture with secondary carotid artery dissection r…
…ll from a 3.5-metre ladder while performing home maintenance work on his property. He had recovered from a stroke three months prior, which may have affected his cognitive function and decision-making. The ladder was not…
69y · Male·Intracerebral haemorrhage due to sepsis (Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia), com…
…rrectly identified, but the patient deteriorated and developed a large intracerebral haemorrhage, likely ischaemic stroke from sepsis-induced thrombosis that converted to haemorrhage, worsened by the anticoagulation. Ke…
82y · Male·complications of metastatic pancreatic cancer with end stage liver failure
An 82-year-old man died of end-stage liver failure due to metastatic pancreatic cancer while serving a custodial sentence. He was comprehensively assessed on entry to prison and housed in an Aged Care Unit where his mult…
72y · Female·Obstruction of the airways of the neck
…man with moderate-severe expressive and receptive dysphasia following an acute left middle cerebral artery stroke died by hanging three months post-discharge from rehabilitation. Critical deficiencies were identified in …
82y · Male·Acute kidney failure due to possible sepsis or cardiogenic shock, with congestiv…
…ble sepsis or cardiogenic shock with congestive cardiac failure. He had multiple comorbidities including ischaemic heart disease, hypertension, and history of cerebrovascular accident. The coroner found no evidence of d…
73y · Male·Haemorrhagic stroke in the setting of recent inguinal hernia surgery and change …
… staff alone. A post-operative review two days post-surgery was not documented. Turner suffered an acute ischaemic stroke on postoperative day 2 that underwent haemorrhagic transformation following thrombolysis, resulti…
29y · Male·left cerebrovascular accident (stroke) due to thromboembolism in the middle cere…
A 29-year-old male bodybuilder died from left cerebrovascular accident (stroke) caused by thromboembolism. He had a history of anabolic steroid use and presented after a minor motor veh…
57y · Female·Ischaemic heart disease
Lorraine O'Leary, 57, a severely disabled aged care resident (stroke survivor with right-sided paralysis, recent amputation, unable to speak), suffered burns on 3 August 2007 …
81y · Male·Massive right cerebral haemorrhage due to hypertensive heart disease
…) died from a massive cerebral haemorrhage due to hypertensive heart disease while in hospital following a stroke. He had been in custody for nearly two years. The coroner found his death was from natural causes and that…
81y · Male·Head injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident (pedestrian) in a man with i…
An 81-year-old man with ischaemic cardiomyopathy, diabetes, previous stroke, and peripheral vascular disease was struck by a motor vehicle…
64y · Female·Bilateral pulmonary embolism with left middle cerebral artery/posterior cerebral…
… (arm weakness, slurred speech) suspicious for TIA. The hospital failed to recognise she had a paradoxical stroke caused by a patent foramen ovale allowing a blood clot to cross from right to left circulation. Transfer t…
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