215 results for “seizure management”
25y · Male·Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP)
…epsy, died of Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) while incarcerated. He had experienced previous seizures, including one requiring hospitalisation in April 2011 after missing his Tegretol dose due to a court vi…
13y · Male·Epileptic seizure with aspiration
…ntrolled generalised epilepsy, died from sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) with aspiration. His seizures remained refractory despite appropriate anti-epileptic medications (levetiracetam, lamotrigine, topirama…
22y · Female·Drowning secondary to epileptic seizure
…the water and was found the following day. The medical advisor concluded she likely suffered an epileptic seizure precipitating drowning. People with epilepsy have a 10-fold increased drowning risk compared to the gener…
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…
46y · Male·Myocardial fibrosis in a man with epilepsy
…nadequate general practice oversight with minimal medical history access, failure to communicate a recent seizure-related hospital admission to the GP, incomplete medication records with unclear compliance, and lack of …
55y · Female·Refractory seizures secondary to Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (palliated)
…ntosh, a 55-year-old woman with Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome and intellectual disability, died from refractory seizures in palliative care. She had experienced significant functional decline over 12 months, including increas…
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…
66y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia complicating a seizure in a man with dysphagia and phenylke…
…ar-old man with phenylketonuria and intellectual disability died from aspiration pneumonia complicated by seizure following missed anti-epileptic medications at his residential care facility. He presented to St Vincent'…
7y · Female·aspiration pneumonia leading to multi-organ failure in a female child with compl…
A child with severe cerebral palsy, hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy, microcephaly and seizure disorder died of aspiration pneumonia leading to multi-organ failure. Born with severe perinatal brain in…
54y · Female·Complications of metastatic cholangiocarcinoma
…ssed despite chemotherapy and surgery. In her final weeks, she experienced increasing fatigue, confusion, seizures, and mobility decline. She was admitted to Austin Hospital's palliative care unit on 5 February 2025 for…
14y · Male·epilepsy in a boy with Influenza B and COVID-19 infections
…4-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 epilepsy in Ju…
22y · Female·Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP)
…enia died of Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) during respite care. She experienced a nocturnal seizure while sleeping at a disability support facility with only a sleepover (sleeping) carer on duty. The coron…
38y · Female·Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP)
…ood, died of Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) in February 2020. She had experienced increasing seizure frequency in the months preceding death despite ongoing management by neurology and general practice. She…
54y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia
…iration pneumonia following admission to Box Hill Hospital. He was admitted with aspiration pneumonia and seizures on 17 July 2018 and received appropriate treatment including intravenous antibiotics, oxygen, speech pat…
56y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy following cardiac arrest
…s 2007 in one place, 2012 elsewhere; finding date is 21 September 2012) while on a group outing. He had a seizure, aspirated food matter, and became unresponsive. Autopsy revealed multiple contributing cardiac and respi…
3y · Male·asphyxia secondary to epilepsy
…the carer to 'keep an eye on him'. While sleeping on a mat in the playroom around 1 pm, Jayden suffered a seizure, likely triggered by pre-existing pneumonia which elevated his temperature. Unconscious from the seizure,…
36y · Male·Bronchopneumonia in a man with epilepsy
…bruary, he developed respiratory symptoms (coughing, runny nose) recognized by support staff as potential seizure triggers outlined in his Epilepsy Management Plan. A clinic visit was attempted but unavailable; staff pl…
5y · Female·Epilepsy in association with Cerebral Palsy
…-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 manage…
45y · Male·Complications of Lennox-Gastaut syndrome
…iving in residential care, was found unresponsive and died from complications of his severe epilepsy. His seizures had increased in frequency and severity in early 2017. A neurologist prescribed lamotrigine, but his GP …
40y · Male·Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) resulting from post-traumatic brain …
…rrhage, and brain contusions requiring neurosurgery. He developed post-traumatic epilepsy with persistent seizures despite medication compliance challenges due to memory impairment. On 11 February 2021, he suffered a fa…
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