48y · Female·Ischaemic brain injury secondary to toxicity to tramadol and temazepam
A 48-year-old woman died from ischaemic brain injury caused by overdose of tramadol and temazepam. She was found unresponsive at home on 10 October 2009…
46y · Female·brain swelling and dural venous thrombosis in association with low grade glioma …
Dr D., a 46-year-old medical practitioner, died from brain swelling and dural venous thrombosis associated with a low-grade glioma. She presented to Albany Hospital …
31y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic brain injury secondary to hanging
…n, anxiety, substance abuse, and selective eating disorder, died by hanging resulting in hypoxic-ischaemic brain injury. He had been under care of multiple clinicians (GP, psychiatrist, psychologist, dietician) but ther…
59y · Female·Global cerebral oedema due to hypoxic cerebral ischaemia following cardiac arres…
59-year-old woman admitted with newly diagnosed grade 4 glioblastoma underwent surgery 16 days later after delays during consultant's planned leave. Post-operative complications included ischaemic stroke confirmed on ima…
79y · Female·Complications of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision (passenger)
…ained T10 vertebral fracture, multiple rib fractures, hepatic lacerations, and sternal fracture. Subsequent MRI revealed multiple brain infarcts (strokes), which significantly complicated her recovery. She developed asp…
57y · Male·Intracerebral haemorrhage due to ruptured mycotic aneurysm due to infective endo…
Cary James Saunders, aged 57, a prisoner with pre-existing mitral valve prolapse and aortic regurgitation, died from intracerebral haemorrhage secondary to infective endocarditis caused by Streptococcus mitis. He present…
57y · Male·partially suspended hanging
…ed from intentional jumping. He had complex neurocognitive impairment (dementia, delirium, alcohol-related brain injury) and personality features. Key clinical lessons: (1) Prolonged stays on non-psychiatric wards for p…
47y · Male·sequelae of ruptured brain aneurysm
John Laurenson, a 47-year-old remand prisoner, died from rupture of a brain aneurysm on 20 June 2017, four days after collapsing in his prison cell. He had multiple intracranial aneu…
68y · Male·Lung cancer
Daniel McQuilken, a 68-year-old man in immigration detention, died from metastatic lung cancer. His lung cancer diagnosis was made while detained, likely related to his significant smoking history and prior asbestos and …
54y · Male·Global cerebral hypoxic injury due to or as a consequence of status epilepticus
…itively shown to cause death, experts identified potential triggers including medication interactions, old brain lesion predisposing to seizures, and possible non-convulsive status epilepticus. The coroner recommended i…
69y · Male·subarachnoid haemorrhage with contributing cardiomegaly
…ts were not communicated to ED staff, and the patient was discharged with an unspecified diagnosis after an MRI that could not exclude aneurysm. A neurosurgery outpatient appointment was scheduled 2 weeks later but the …
43y · Female·Hypoxic ischaemic brain injury resulting from alcohol and sodium valproate toxic…
43-year-old woman with epilepsy and depression died from hypoxic ischaemic brain injury after ingesting 15g sodium valproate and 750ml vodka. Critical failures occurred across multiple se…
43y · Male·hypoxic brain injury secondary to asphyxiation by ligature
A 43-year-old man died from hypoxic brain injury due to asphyxiation by ligature while an inpatient at a rehabilitation centre. He had undergone spi…
52y · Male·complications in association with advanced malignancy (hepatocellular carcinoma)…
Jeffrey Lee Strettles, a 52-year-old prisoner, died from complications of advanced hepatocellular carcinoma, end-stage cirrhosis, and generalised sepsis. He had contracted Hepatitis C in the late 1980s and was diagnosed …
14y · Female·Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy due to choking on food, as a consequence of foe…
A 14-year-old girl with foetal alcohol syndrome, autism, and intellectual impairment died from hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy following choking on food during a community outing. She had been in state care since infanc…
66y · Male·Bronchopneumonia and influenza A complicating cardiac and renal failure associat…
A 66-year-old man with cryoglobulinaemic vasculitis secondary to non-Hodgkin's lymphoma died from bronchopneumonia and influenza A complicating cardiac and renal failure. He developed delirium, agitation and paranoia dur…
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 in May 2013. Imaging at Launceston General Hospital on 30 May …
38y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia
Scott Hambly, a 38-year-old life prisoner with dilated cardiomyopathy, epilepsy, and schizophrenia, died from aspiration pneumonia at Wolston Correctional Centre in December 2018. He was identified as needing cardiology …
40y · Female·Cerebral oedema of unknown aetiology with probable contribution from Hashimoto's…
Sarah Louise Rose, aged 40, died from cerebral oedema of unknown aetiology with probable contribution from Hashimoto's encephalopathy. She had been diagnosed with Hashimoto's thyroiditis in late 2011 and prescribed thyro…
54y · Male·Hypoxic/ischaemic brain damage caused by blood loss and airway obstruction due t…
…ad, he deteriorated into cardiac arrest requiring 97 minutes resuscitation, resulting in hypoxic-ischaemic brain injury from which he could not recover.
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