87 results for “progressive dementia”
57y · Male·complications of Down's Syndrome and Dysphagia - aspiration pneumonia
…es related to his long-standing dysphagia and cognitive decline. This case highlights the trajectory of progressive neurological conditions in people with intellectual disability, where aspiration risk increases signifi…
54y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia secondary to Alzheimer's dementia complicating Down's Syndr…
Sandra Black, aged 54, died from aspiration pneumonia secondary to Alzheimer's dementia complicating Down Syndrome. She lived in specialist disability accommodation and had a long history of re…
65y · Male·aspiration pneumonia
Roger Alan Gibson, a 65-year-old man with advanced Alzheimer's disease and severe behavioural disturbance, died from aspiration pneumonia at the Roy Fagan Centre. He had been admitted following escalating aggression requ…
58y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in a man with Down's syndrome and dementia
John Sloots, a 58-year-old man with Down's syndrome and dementia, died from aspiration pneumonia. He had a documented longstanding swallowing impairment that had been det…
85y · Male·Pneumonia on a background of end stage Alzheimer's disease
…admitted with agitated behaviour requiring mental health detention orders. His clinical course involved progressive decline with swallowing difficulties, falls, and ultimately terminal respiratory failure. A palliative …
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 …
89y · Male·multi-organ failure on a background of advanced dementia and small cell lung can…
An 89-year-old prisoner with advanced dementia and small cell lung cancer died from multi-organ failure whilst in lawful custody at Yatala Labour Prison…
81y · Male·pneumonia complicating surgery for left hip fracture on a background of ischaemi…
An 81-year-old man with end-stage dementia, severe frontal lobe injury, and ischaemic heart disease died from pneumonia following hip fracture surge…
71y · Male·Sepsis due to bronchopneumonia and sacral ulcer
…ondary to bronchopneumonia in a psychiatric inpatient unit after five months admission for frontotemporal dementia management. His complex behavioural and cognitive decline required multiple psychotropic medication trial…
59y · Male·Urosepsis and aspiration pneumonia (with Trisomy 21 as underlying condition)
Donald Raymond Muir, a 59-year-old man with Trisomy 21, non-verbal autism, dementia and epilepsy living in specialist disability accommodation, died of urosepsis and aspiration pneumonia. H…
91y · Female·exacerbation of behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia following sur…
…he was discharged back to aged care on 19 August 2022 where her behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia exacerbated significantly. She deteriorated rapidly and died five days later. The coroner found the RACF'…
45y · Male·Acute renal failure in the setting of urosepsis and San Filippo Syndrome
Stephen Blom, a 45-year-old man with San Filippo Syndrome and early-onset dementia living in a community residential unit, died from acute renal failure secondary to urosepsis. He presente…
94y · Male·aspiration pneumonia due to stroke following surgery to repair fracture of neck …
A 94-year-old man with dementia died from aspiration pneumonia following a stroke after hip surgery. The stroke and hip fracture resulted…
89y · Male·pneumonia on a background of advanced Parkinson's disease and dementia
An 89-year-old man with advanced Parkinson's disease and dementia died of aspiration pneumonia following hospital admission for behavioural management. He was subject to a…
73y · Female·Pneumonia (palliated)
… with cerebral palsy, dysphagia, epilepsy, and intellectual disability. From July 2024, she experienced progressive decline with reduced oral intake and swallowing difficulties. A speech pathologist provided a mealtime …
77y · Male·septic shock due to cellulitis of the left forearm
Malcolm Falkenberg, a 77-year-old man with dementia, died from septic shock due to cellulitis of the left forearm. He had been living independently with decl…
84y · Male·aspiration pneumonia following rhabdomyolysis due to entrapment of his right arm…
David Cobham, aged 84 with dementia, died on 23 April 2015 from aspiration pneumonia following rhabdomyolysis caused by prolonged entrapment …
62y · Male·multiple co-morbidities including dementia, Parkinson's disease, undernourishmen…
…ael Nelson, 62, died at Westmead Hospital on 3 May 2014 with multiple comorbidities including early-onset dementia, Parkinson's disease, neck dystonia (torticollis), and undernourishment. He presented to ED with inabilit…
69y · Female·bronchopneumonia complicating intracranial tumour (meningioma with obstructive h…
…th was preventable. During a November 2006 hospital admission for urinary tract infection, a diagnosis of dementia was inappropriately recorded without proper diagnostic workup, despite the treating GP's documented view …
54y · Female·Pulmonary thromboembolism complicating left calf deep venous thrombosis in the s…
54-year-old woman with frontotemporal dementia and Parkinson's disease died from pulmonary thromboembolism complicating deep venous thrombosis. She fell…
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