562 results for “intellectual_disability”
69y · Female·Congestive cardiac failure
Margaret O'Donnell, a 69-year-old woman with complex medical history including heart failure, diabetes, obesity and hypertension, died from congestive cardiac failure. She was admitted to Austin Hospital on 16 March 2013…
71y · Male·Complications of rib fractures, liver laceration and pneumothorax sustained in a…
Anthony Joseph Moore, 71, died from complications of rib fractures, liver laceration and pneumothorax sustained in a fall at Bundoora Park on 15 August 2025. While being assisted by a disability support worker near a ben…
60y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia in a woman with Down's syndrome with dementia and epilepsy
A 60-year-old woman with Down syndrome, dementia, and epilepsy died from aspiration pneumonia. She presented to hospital with pneumonia on 1 October, improved, and was discharged on 21 October with documented high aspira…
52y · Female·Renal Failure Complicating Urosepsis in a Woman with Down Syndrome (Palliated)
Lee Isabell Mills, a 52-year-old woman with Down syndrome, chronic renal failure, and requiring permanent catheterisation, developed urosepsis following a urinary tract infection. She presented with back pain, fever, and…
62y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia secondary to cerebral palsy
Maria Presti, 62-year-old non-verbal woman with cerebral palsy and dysphagia living in specialist disability accommodation, died from aspiration pneumonia with acute kidney injury and severe hypernatremia. She was admitt…
49y · Female·lobar pneumonia in the setting of Down's syndrome and progressive dementia
Diane Wilson, aged 49 years with Down's syndrome and progressive dementia, died of lobar pneumonia following gradual physical deterioration from March to September 2013. She presented to hospital with seizures secondary …
31y · Male·Drowning
Nathan Markl, a 31-year-old man with a history of mental illness, intellectual impairment, and substance use disorder, died by drowning in Narrabri Creek on 7 July 2021. He was intoxicated and under the influence of meth…
61y · Female·Complications of Down's syndrome, epilepsy and advanced dementia
Jennifer Clayden, 61, with Down's syndrome, epilepsy and advanced dementia, died in Specialist Disability Accommodation on 9 May 2024 from complications of her underlying conditions. She had been transitioned to comfort-…
26y · Female·Streptococcal Sepsis resulting from Skin Ulceration and complications of Cerebra…
Kate Therese Bugmy, a 26-year-old woman with cerebral palsy, epilepsy, and intellectual disability, died on 28 June 2007 of Streptococcal sepsis from infected pressure ulcers. She was cared for at home by her mother Daph…
61y · Male·urosepsis in the setting of chronic suprapubic catheterisation in a man with con…
Wayne Daniel Holland, aged 61, died from urosepsis related to chronic suprapubic catheterisation. He had significant disability from congenital rubella and lived in specialist disability accommodation. He presented to ho…
53y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia complicating seizures in a man with trisomy 21 and suspecte…
Philip Sopikiotis, a 53-year-old man with Trisomy 21 and suspected Alzheimer's dementia, died from aspiration pneumonia complicating seizures. He suffered an unwitnessed fall with suspected seizure at his residential car…
67y · Female·Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy in a woman with schizophrenia and cardiomega…
A 67-year-old woman with epilepsy, schizophrenia, and cardiomegaly died suddenly and unexpectedly at home in disability accommodation. The coroner determined the cause as sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP). The …
53y · Male·multiple injuries sustained in a fall from the first floor
Kelvin Forrest, a 53-year-old man with Down syndrome and dementia, died from multiple injuries sustained in a fall from the first floor of Byron Central Hospital on 28 July 2018. He had been admitted as a medical patient…
45y · Male·Acute renal failure in the setting of urosepsis and San Filippo Syndrome
Stephen Blom, a 45-year-old man with San Filippo Syndrome and early-onset dementia living in a community residential unit, died from acute renal failure secondary to urosepsis. He presented with urinary tract infection s…
51y · Female·Status epilepticus on a background of Lennox Gastaut syndrome and cerebral palsy
Diane Maree Pearse, a 51-year-old woman with Lennox Gastaut syndrome and severe cerebral palsy, died from status epilepticus after prolonged deterioration. She had progressive dysphagia and recurrent seizures despite mul…
55y · Female·Combined effects of influenza A infection, acute kidney injury, and aspiration p…
Lani-Kay Illsley, a 55-year-old woman with Rett syndrome residing in specialist disability accommodation, died from combined effects of influenza A infection, acute kidney injury, and aspiration pneumonia. She was admitt…
91y · Male·Cholangiocarcinoma
Stanley Stewart, a 91-year-old man with advanced cholangiocarcinoma, died from natural causes at Northern Hospital. He resided in a disability group home and received palliative care from his GP and the Melbourne City Mi…
47y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in the setting of Down syndrome
Andrew Bond, a 47-year-old man with Down syndrome and significant disabilities, died from aspiration pneumonia after a chronic decline in swallowing function. He had oropharyngeal dysphagia since 2007 and Alzheimer's dis…
14y · Male·Drowning
Felix Hua, a 14-year-old with severe autism and intellectual disability, drowned in the Yarra River while under respite care supervision in May 2009. The death resulted from multiple systemic failures: a care worker (Mr …
34y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia in a woman with cerebral palsy and Lennox-Gastaut syndrome
Hannah Gray, a 34-year-old woman with cerebral palsy and Lennox-Gastaut syndrome living in specialist disability accommodation, died from aspiration pneumonia. She had experienced progressive health deterioration over th…
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