562 results for “intellectual_disability”
53y · Female·Bronchopneumonia on a background of cerebral palsy
Melissa Dibble, aged 53, died from bronchopneumonia in the context of cerebral palsy, spastic quadriplegia, cortical blindness and progressive dysphagia due to aspiration. She was admitted to The Alfred Hospital on 27 Au…
63y · Female·Cardiomegaly in a woman with aortic stenosis
Elizabeth Joy Whelan, a 63-year-old woman with developmental delay and autism-like traits, died from cardiomegaly secondary to aortic stenosis while residing in a Department of Health and Human Services group home. She h…
72y · Male·Complications of a gastroduodenal perforation (palliated) in the setting of mult…
William Anthony Daniel, a 72-year-old SDA resident with intellectual impairment and multiple comorbidities, presented to Box Hill Hospital on 7 November 2024 with postural hypotension, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain…
65y · Male·Middle cerebral artery stroke in a man with multiple medical co-morbidities
Winfried Medenbach, a 65-year-old man with tuberous sclerosis, severe intellectual disability, epilepsy, and history of bowel complications, died from a middle cerebral artery stroke. He had been admitted to hospital in …
61y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease in the setting of aspiration pneumonia in a man with Pra…
Andrew Peter De Julia, a 61-year-old man with Prader-Willi syndrome, complex medical history including severe ischaemic heart disease, and multiple comorbidities, died of ischaemic heart disease complicated by aspiration…
34y · Male·extensive blood loss from acute gastric erosions following severe scalding of th…
Neil Summerell, a 34-year-old man with intellectual disability, epilepsy, and vision/hearing impairment, died from acute gastric erosions following severe scalding injuries sustained on 29 November 1999. He was scalded t…
68y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia (due to cerebral palsy and dysphagia)
Dana John Walter, 68, died of aspiration pneumonia following cerebral palsy and severe dysphagia. He was readmitted to hospital on 11 August 2020 with acute respiratory distress three days after discharge. Despite thicke…
26y · Male·Cardiomegaly in a man with Prader-Willi syndrome
Caine David Knight, aged 26, died from cardiomegaly with right ventricular hypertrophy in the context of Prader-Willi syndrome and severe obesity. He had a complex medical history including obesity hypoventilation syndro…
59y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia and urosepsis complicating Alzheimer's dementia in setting …
Michelle Anne Leiper, aged 59 with Down syndrome and Alzheimer's dementia, died from aspiration pneumonia and urosepsis. She had significant dysphagia and was largely bedbound in her final years. After a February 2025 ho…
Male·Kunmanara Ward: neck compression due to hanging; Kunmanara Ken: exposure in cont…
Four separate inquests into the deaths of Kunmanara Ward (19), Kunmanara Ken (35), Kunmanara Ryan (25), and Kunmanara Cooper (27) on the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Lands between May 2003 and March 2004. Three deaths were by h…
69y · Male·metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the lung with chronic obstructive lung dis…
Barry John Matthews, aged 69, died of metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the lung with chronic obstructive lung disease at an aged care facility while subject to a section 32 detention order. He had undergone chemothe…
85y · Male·Liver ischaemia and portal vein thrombosis complicating emergency cholecystectom…
Kenneth James Anderson, an 85-year-old man with intellectual disability and multiple comorbidities including diabetes, pancreatitis, and gallstones, died following emergency cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis with M…
44y · Male·epilepsy with contributing factors of hypertensive heart disease and coronary ar…
A 44-year-old man with a history of epilepsy died from a seizure while detained in police custody under the Public Intoxication Act. He was intoxicated and apprehended after walking in traffic. During a cell inspection a…
32y · Male·methylamphetamine toxicity
Joshua Steven Kerr, a 32-year-old Aboriginal man with intellectual disability and substance use disorder, died from methylamphetamine toxicity on 10 August 2022 at Port Phillip Prison. After lighting a fire in his cell a…
Unknown·Multiple; Kunmanara Ward: neck compression due to hanging; Kunmanara Ken: exposu…
Four Aboriginal individuals died on Anangu Pitjantjatjara Lands between May 2003 and March 2004. Ward (19) and Ryan (25) died by hanging with evidence of petrol intoxication. Ken (35) died from exposure after wandering a…
20y · Male·diffuse cerebral oedema caused by hyponatraemia caused by excessive self-induced…
Jamie Johnson, 20, was intellectually disabled and lived in supported accommodation with carers. In June 2000, he was admitted with severe hyponatraemia and seizure from excessive water drinking (psychogenic polydipsia).…
31y · Female·urosepsis due to acute pyelonephritis
Catherine Joy Davis, a 31-year-old woman with severe lissencephaly, intellectual impairment, epilepsy and cerebral palsy, died from urosepsis due to acute pyelonephritis. She presented to ED with vomiting and constipatio…
53y · Male·asphyxia due to upper airway occlusion by a foreign body (blanket)
A 53-year-old man with complex psychiatric disorder (schizophrenia, depression, intellectual disability) died by asphyxiation after stuffing a blanket into his mouth while in a High Dependency Unit of a psychiatric hospi…
30y · Female·Global cerebral ischaemic injury and bronchopneumonia following PEA arrest in a …
A 30-year-old woman with Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome, a severe treatment-resistant epilepsy, died following cardiac arrest at a disability residential care facility. She was found entangled in a swing seat armrest on 7 April…
41y · Male·pneumonia in the setting of Lennox Gastaut Syndrome
A 41-year-old man with Lennox Gastaut Syndrome and significant physical disabilities died from pneumonia two days after presenting to his GP with fever and cough. The GP diagnosed a respiratory tract infection and prescr…
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