19y · Female·echovirus type 9 infection (myocarditis and pneumonitis)
…ioration while on holiday. She presented to a small rural hospital with fever, altered consciousness, and seizure activity. The treating doctor ruled out febrile convulsion, consulted a paediatrician, and arranged urgen…
53y · Male·Complications of old brain injury in prior motor vehicle incident
…ignificantly. His treating neurologist and rehabilitation physician recommended gradual cessation of anti-seizure medication (Epilim) as seizure activity had not been witnessed for years and the medication may have been…
43y · Male·Unascertained - attributed to metabolic/physiological derangement in context of …
Tai Van Tran, a 43-year-old man with daily heroin use, was arrested and remanded in police custody. He disclosed heroin use during intake assessment and was appropriately scheduled for medical review. On the following da…
51y · Male·Complications of aspiration pneumonia in a man with status epilepticus
…nt with escalating anticonvulsants, broadened antibiotics, and supportive care, he experienced refractory seizures, ongoing aspiration pneumonia with lung consolidation, and secondary bacterial infection. Clinical lesso…
3y · Female·complications of Influenza B viral infection
…eliably conveyed. In the ED, she was triaged as Category 4 rather than higher acuity, experienced another seizure-like episode, but an ECG was not performed due to equipment battery failure. An ECG performed on the ward…
70y · Male·advanced left frontal glioblastoma (operated)
A 70-year-old male prisoner died from advanced left frontal glioblastoma. The tumour was identified when he presented with acute stroke-like symptoms (facial droop, weakness, confusion) in July 2018 while imprisoned. He …
28y · Male·Acute Dopamine Imbalance Syndrome
…le accident. An EEG ordered to exclude organic causes showed very abnormal findings suggestive of partial seizure focus. Despite this critical result, the psychiatric team did not urgently consult neurology before disch…
31y · Male·Status epilepsy secondary to cerebral cavernoma
Jesse Riley, a 31-year-old with undiagnosed cerebral cavernoma, experienced status epilepticus triggered by an unknown cause (possibly nicotine from recent vaping). While in post-ictal delirium, he was perceived as aggre…
49y · Female·lobar pneumonia in the setting of Down's syndrome and progressive dementia
…nia following gradual physical deterioration from March to September 2013. She presented to hospital with seizures secondary to dehydration and poor oral intake, which had persisted for months. After failing to respond …
50y · Male·in-hospital cardiac arrest on a background of seizures and atheroembolic cerebro…
… anxiety, depression and history of alcohol abuse died from in-hospital cardiac arrest on a background of seizures and atheroembolic cerebrovascular disease. He presented with acute behavioural disturbance, confusion an…
6y · Male·respiratory failure due to pneumonia
…ephaly. He was in state care under a Protection Order. After admission with viral pneumonia and increased seizure activity in May 2015, he spent 8 weeks in hospital. By July, he required high-flow oxygen with no further…
55y · Female·ischaemic heart disease complicated by epilepsy, asthma and schizophrenia
A 55-year-old woman with schizophrenia, epilepsy, asthma and COPD presented to hospital with abdominal pain and confusion. Initial ED assessment treated presumed UTI and discharged her. She returned the next day with wor…
50y · Male·cocaine toxicity
…me given the extreme dose consumed. However, the Cells Control Officer failed to detect Mr Ginn's obvious seizure activity for 15 minutes despite responsibility for continuous CCTV monitoring, indicating poor supervisio…
0y · Male·head injury of undetermined aetiology
…head injury of undetermined aetiology. He presented on 15 September 1993 with fixed pupils, cyanosis, and seizure-like activity, progressing to cardiac arrest. Autopsy revealed subdural, subarachnoid, and retinal haemor…
36y · Female·combined effects of baclofen toxicity and blunt head injury
… order, she ingested a large quantity of baclofen. She became delirious, disoriented, and likely suffered seizures, sustaining multiple injuries over several hours while alone at home. The coroner found no evidence of i…
14y · Male·severe heatstroke complicating a recent viral illness with focal myocarditis
A 14-year-old boy from Scotland died of severe heatstroke with myocarditis while hiking in extreme heat (40°C+) at Cape Range National Park. He had recently recovered from a viral illness. His father made navigation erro…
45y · Female·Complications of sepsis secondary to sacral pressure wound in a woman with genet…
Kristy Ann Mitchener, a 45-year-old woman with severe intellectual disability, genetic developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, and oesophageal dysmotility, died from sepsis secondary to a sacral pressure ulcer despit…
Multiple: pneumonia with cardiomyopathy (Kugena female); septic shock from pneum…
…ed had severe alcohol addiction and comorbidities including pneumonia, cardiomyopathy, liver disease, and seizures. Deaths resulted from untreated chronic conditions exacerbated by rough sleeping, inadequate shelter, an…
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