83 results for “brain infarction”
79y · Female·Complications of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision (passenger)
…cture, multiple rib fractures, hepatic lacerations, and sternal fracture. Subsequent MRI revealed multiple brain infarcts (strokes), which significantly complicated her recovery. She developed aspiration pneumonia and d…
38y · Female·Pulmonary thromboembolism secondary to deep venous thrombosis due to promethazin…
…e was admitted to ICU at Casey Hospital where she developed aspiration pneumonia, sepsis, and myocardial infarction before dying on 10 February 2021. The coroner found that Monash Health's discharge planning and the subs…
58y · Male·acute myocardial infarction caused by ischaemic heart disease
Gregory Merriman, a 58-year-old Aboriginal man, died from acute myocardial infarction caused by advanced ischaemic heart disease while in custody at Metropolitan Reception and Remand Centre …
13y · Female·cerebral oedema and infarction secondary to extensive subdural empyema
Elly McCarthy, a 13-year-old girl, died from cerebral oedema and infarction secondary to subdural empyema. She developed fever, headache and neurological symptoms on 24 January 200…
56y · Female·Multiple injuries including small and large bowel damage, mesenteric damage with…
Sandra Honey, aged 56, died on 16 November 2001 from multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident on 13 November 2001. She was a passenger in a vehicle driven by her daughter on the Coalfields Highway near Wor…
63y · Male·Right cerebral infarction caused by infusion of medication via central venous li…
…urs later, medications including dextrose had been infused via the arterial line, causing right cerebral infarction. The clinician relied on absence of pulsatile flow and blood colour to confirm placement but failed to p…
60y · Male·respiratory failure and sepsis complicating acute subdural haematoma
…atment. Clinical lessons include the inevitability of poor outcome given the severity of initial traumatic brain injury, despite optimal surgical and critical care management. The coroner found Senior Constable Fox's pu…
69y · Male·bronchopneumonia and hypoxic brain injury following aspiration of food (choking)
…fered a cardiac arrest. Despite resuscitation and ICU admission, he died from bronchopneumonia and hypoxic brain injury. The coroner found the death was accidental and supervision was reasonable, as choking was not iden…
5y · Male·extensive skull fracturing and traumatic brain injury from pedestrian strike by …
A 5-year-old boy with significant disabilities from pneumococcal meningitis and stroke (right hemiparesis, hearing loss, epilepsy) was temporarily placed in care by the Department of Children and Families for medication …
43y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity (methadone, synthetic cannabinoids (5f-cumyl-pinaca and cumy…
…t synthetic cannabinoids carry significant risks including seizures, acute kidney injury, and myocardial infarction; understanding that patients with epilepsy who are inconsistent with medication compliance face increase…
43y · Male·Complications of neck injury; specifically extensive brainstem infarction second…
Glenn William Strickland, an experienced Harley Davidson rider, died from brainstem infarction following severe cervical spinal injury sustained in a motorcycle crash on Julimar Road, We…
77y · Female·intracranial haemorrhage (subdural, intraventricular and brainstem)
…ar-old woman fell from a ladder on 12 December 2022, suffering loss of consciousness and rib fractures. No brain CT scan was performed at Mersey Community Hospital despite the mechanism of injury and unconsciousness sug…
78y · Male·Cerebral infarction and hypoxic brain damage due to the combined effects of isch…
Paul Henri, 78, died from cerebral infarction and hypoxic brain damage following aspiration pneumonia and opioid-related complications. He was admitte…
42y · Male·Hypoxic encephalopathy in the setting of recent acute myocardial infarction with…
Ruben Chand, a 42-year-old male, suffered a fatal hypoxic brain injury during emergency re-intubation in ICU. After an initially reasonable extubation decision, he deteri…
62y · Male·Multi-organ infarctions (brain, kidneys, heart) resulting from thromboemboli sec…
Mr TAM, a 62-year-old man with multiple cardiac conditions, died from multi-organ infarction secondary to an atrio-oesophageal fistula that developed after radio-frequency ablation for atrial fibri…
0y · Female·Hypoxic brain injury secondary to pneumonia and pulmonary haemorrhage
Pruseyus Sharp was a 39-day-old neonate who died from hypoxic brain injury secondary to pneumonia and pulmonary haemorrhage caused by picornavirus infection. She presented wi…
90y · Female·Right acute on chronic subdural haematoma sustained in a fall in the setting of …
…care facility. She presented to hospital where a small subdural haemorrhage was not detected on initial CT brain imaging. Cardiology consultation for suspected myocardial infarction led to prescription of enoxaparin (a …
23y · Male·intra-cerebral haemorrhage following methylamphetamine use
…used methylamphetamine. At the emergency department, ECG changes were misinterpreted as acute myocardial infarction, resulting in inappropriate anticoagulant and aspirin therapy. A 6-hour diagnostic delay occurred before…
14y · Male·Brain infarction caused by hypoxia following self-inflicted hanging by rope liga…
PT was a 14-year-old boy with a history of anorexia nervosa and bulimia who died by hanging in April 2022. He had been discharged from eating disorder treatment in November 2021 after maintaining appropriate weight. In t…
41y · Female·Intracerebral haemorrhage secondary to Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndr…
…lower limb oedema. She was admitted under general physician Dr S. after ED assessment by Dr McKenzie. A CT brain performed that evening was reported as normal. Despite clinical concern for cerebral venous thrombosis doc…
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