87 results for “progressive dementia”
58y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia
Gaye Marie Darby, a 58-year-old woman with Down syndrome and Alzheimer's dementia, died from aspiration pneumonia following a three-week history of worsening dysphagia and anorexia. She p…
83y · Male·Pneumonia
… in custody at Ravenhall Correctional Centre died of pneumonia in St Vincent's Hospital. He had rapidly progressive dementia since 2021, was immobile and bedbound in his final six months, and had comorbidities including…
80y · Male·Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, with dementia, diabetes mellitus and hyp…
An 80-year-old man with extensive medical comorbidities (atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, dementia, diabetes, hypertension, COAD, previous MI with bypass grafts) died in custody at Long Bay Hospital from …
58y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia in association with rapidly progressive frontotemporal deme…
Julie Bruton, aged 58, died from aspiration pneumonia associated with rapidly progressive frontotemporal dementia and malnourishment. She was admitted to hospital on 17 December 2023 with acute…
82y · Female·unascertained
Patricia Backhurst, an 82-year-old woman with dementia, disappeared from her home in Inverloch, Victoria on 18 March 2021. She had been diagnosed with Alzheimer…
62y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia complicating epilepsy in the setting of Down syndrome
Richard Watson, a 62-year-old man with Down syndrome, epilepsy, dementia and C1 partial quadriplegia, died from aspiration pneumonia at Austin Hospital. He had recurrent admissio…
57y · Male·Complications of Down syndrome
…e Aldridge, a 57-year-old man with Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, intellectual disability and Alzheimer's dementia, died of natural causes in specialist disability accommodation. He experienced declining health from Sept…
84y · Male·Head and neck injuries sustained in a fall; specifically facial bone fractures a…
An 84-year-old man with primary progressive aphasia and cognitive decline residing in aged care sustained fatal head and neck injuries from a fall …
94y · Male·pneumonia on a background of severe dementia
Alfred Henry Cooper, a 94-year-old man with severe dementia, died of pneumonia at a nursing home where he was detained under a Guardianship Board order. His daughter…
61y · Male·Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
…spital on 13 March 2018 while subject to a Level 2 Inpatient Treatment Order. He presented with rapidly progressive cognitive decline, speech difficulties, and motor dysfunction from November 2017 onwards. Initial asses…
75y · Female·general inanition and pneumonia on a background of end-stage dementia
75-year-old woman with end-stage mixed dementia (vascular and Alzheimer's) died from general inanition and pneumonia. She was detained under a Mental Hea…
80y · Male·General inanition due to advanced Alzheimer's dementia
Phillip Maxwell Hayden, aged 80, died of general inanition due to advanced Alzheimer's dementia at a nursing home. He had been admitted to hospital in June 2014 with behavioural and psychological sympt…
47y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in the setting of Down syndrome
…tion or unnatural causes, and acknowledged that recurrent small aspirations with secretion retention in progressive dementia represents a natural endpoint.
84y · Male·aspiration pneumonia following advanced multifactorial dementia
Laurence Bishop, an 84-year-old man with advanced multifactorial dementia (Alzheimer's and vascular dementia), died of aspiration pneumonia at a specialised aged care facility. He…
81y · Male·myelodysplasia in an elderly man with dementia
Francis Willcox, an 81-year-old man with dementia and myelodysplasia, was admitted to Peter James Centre on 16 June 2008 as an involuntary patient followin…
93y · Male·general inanition on a background of cognitive impairment, congestive cardiac fa…
A 93-year-old man with dementia, heart failure, and chronic renal disease died of general inanition following a hip fracture sustained in…
78y · Male·general inanition on a background of end-stage dementia
Murray Franklin, aged 78, died of general inanition from end-stage dementia whilst under involuntary psychiatric detention. He had advanced mixed dementia with severe behavioural di…
76y · Male·Bronchopneumonia in a man with ischaemic heart disease and treated spinal crush …
John Hayle, a 76-year-old with Alzheimer's dementia, ischaemic heart disease, and spinal fractures sustained a T11/12 flexion-distraction fracture on 9 June …
71y · Male·general inanition on a background of end-stage mixed pattern dementia and acute …
Bryan Robert Hall, age 71, died from general inanition secondary to end-stage mixed dementia and acute renal failure while under a Level 2 Inpatient Treatment Order at Repatriation General Hospital.…
84y · Male·multi-organ failure due to general inanition due to end-stage dementia
…4, died at an aged care facility from multi-organ failure due to general inanition secondary to end-stage dementia. He was subject to guardianship orders with detention powers under the Guardianship and Administration Ac…
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