349 results for “encephalopathy”
5y · Female·Hypoxic-ischaemic Encephalopathy due to methadone toxicity
LA, a five-year-old girl, died from hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy due to methadone toxicity on 22 January 2017. She ingested methadone at her grandfather's home while s…
68y · Male·end stage liver failure due to hepatitis C
…d multiple comorbidities including prostate cancer treated with radiotherapy, lung malignancy, hepatic encephalopathy, and hypercalcaemia. His care was appropriately focused on comfort measures aligned with his documente…
22y · Male·Hypoxic/ischaemic encephalopathy secondary to restraint in the context of combin…
A 22-year-old male died from hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy following restraint during acute intoxication with novel psychoactive substances (NPS). He unknowingly…
62y · Female·ventricular fibrillation associated with congestive cardiomyopathy
…ive cardiomyopathy. She collapsed at the Adelaide Clinic on 5 February 1999 and suffered severe anoxic encephalopathy before dying in ICU. Post-mortem revealed a grossly enlarged heart (1,042g, three times normal weight)…
33y · Male·multiple gunshot wounds to the head, trunk and limbs
…rs to shoot him. Daniel had suffered a significant brain injury in 2010 resulting in chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), depression, personality changes, and previous suicide attempts. He was in crisis regarding comp…
76y · Female·end-stage liver failure with encephalopathy due to hepatic cirrhosis
Wendy Marion Evans, aged 76, died from end-stage liver failure with encephalopathy due to hepatic cirrhosis. She presented with acute psychosis in February 2015 and was found to have ex…
3y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy complicating drowning
… over time rather than design failure. Key clinical lessons include recognition that hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy from drowning causes irreversible brain damage within minutes. The coroner emphasized preventability t…
58y · Male·effects of chronic alcoholism
Jonathan Mark Hanckel, aged 58, died from chronic alcoholism complicated by Child C cirrhosis, hepatic encephalopathy, coagulopathy, sepsis, and multiple intracranial haemorrhages. While he sustained a fall on 13 October…
56y · Male·hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy following insulin and benzodiazepine overdose
A 56-year-old man with depression, known to close friends but not formally disclosed to healthcare providers, deliberately ingested temazepam tablets accumulated over time and insulin stolen from his mother on 10-11 Nove…
56y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident (driver)
…ation phase with ongoing mood instability. Post-mortem examination revealed Stage II chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) from 20 concussions sustained during his playing career (1984-1995). The coroner found Dr H.'s c…
24y · Female·hepatic encephalopathy due to hepatic necrosis due to paracetamol toxicity
A 24-year-old woman died from paracetamol toxicity following intentional overdose. She had developed a severe poker machine addiction resulting in escalating financial debt exceeding $60,000, compounded by recent loss of…
4y · Male·chronic degenerative damage (complications) from neonatal cerebral palsy
Baby M was a 4.5-year-old Aboriginal boy with severe neonatal cerebral palsy causing quadriplegia, intellectual disability, seizures, blindness, and severe gastro-oesophageal reflux. He died unexpectedly at home from chr…
38y · Female·Complications of decompensated liver failure due to cirrhosis secondary to Hepat…
… custody from decompensated liver failure secondary to Hepatitis C cirrhosis. She had advanced hepatic encephalopathy, opioid dependence, and obesity. Despite specialist recommendations to remain hospitalized for palliat…
7y · Male·Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy due to reflex cardiac arrest triggered by blunt…
A 7-year-old boy died from hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy following a motor vehicle collision. He was seated on an unanchored booster seat and wearing an adult …
0y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy complicating peri partum asphyxia
A term neonate died at 3 days of age from hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy due to perinatal asphyxia. The mother presented in early labour, was initially discharged, then readmi…
0y · Female·Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy in the setting of chronic placental insufficien…
Emma, born 26 July 2011, developed severe hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy associated with chronic placental insufficiency and died at 4 days old. Her mother reported reduced fo…
1y · Unknown·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy post cardiac arrest due to nicotine toxicity
Baby J, an 18-month-old child, ingested liquid nicotine that had been left unattended on a dining table. The concentrated nicotine product was illegal in Australia, imported from the USA for use in e-cigarettes. Within m…
5y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy due to near-drowning
…was underwater for 90 seconds before being retrieved and resuscitated, but died from hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy. Critical factors included: parents' inability to read English or swim, lack of understanding of super…
82y · Male·hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy due to cardiac arrest as a result of fractured …
An 82-year-old man died from hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy following perioperative cardiac arrest during ankle fracture surgery. The anesthetist failed to recogn…
80y · Male·Pneumonia, with multi-organ failure in the form of liver failure (due to chronic…
…tis C with cirrhosis, ischaemic heart disease, and a history of falls due to poor mobility and hepatic encephalopathy. After a fall on 14 July 2014, he was admitted to hospital where his condition rapidly deteriorated. H…
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