122 results for “severe dysphagia”
76y · Male·right lower lobe pneumonia on a background of frontotemporal dementia, chronic o…
A 76-year-old man with frontotemporal dementia, COPD, and osteoporosis died of right lower lobe pneumonia following multiple falls causing pelvic and rib fractures at a nursing home. He was admitted to hospital on 9 Febr…
64y · Male·aspiration pneumonia following insertion of a jejunostomy tube
Ronald Brockel, a 64-year-old with cerebral palsy, oropharyngeal dysphagia, and recurrent aspiration pneumonia, underwent insertion of a feeding jejunostomy tube (FJT) on 23 Decem…
68y · Male·Cerebrovascular disease
John Raymond Ainsworth, a 68-year-old prisoner, died of cerebrovascular disease following a severe stroke on 25 November 2020. He had poorly controlled Type II diabetes, hypertension, and high cholesterol.…
83y · Female·Aspiration bronchopneumonia in a setting of cerebral infarction
…nchopneumonia following cerebral infarction while living with her son and daughter-in-law. She experienced severe neglect and elder abuse in her final years: cessation of epilepsy medication (March 2013), progressive imm…
76y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia complicating catatonia and depression in the setting of met…
Patricia Russell, a 76-year-old woman with metastatic bladder cancer, catatonia, and severe depression, died from aspiration pneumonia at St Vincent's Hospital. She was a compulsory patient under th…
5y · Female·Epilepsy in association with Cerebral Palsy
A 5-year-old girl with severe cerebral palsy (GMFCS level 5) and intractable epilepsy died at home, likely from a seizure. She had multi…
73y · Male·Complications of pyelonephritis and hepatocellular carcinoma in a man with epile…
…vealed advanced hepatocellular carcinoma complicated by acute pyelonephritis, intra-abdominal abscess, and severe erosive gastritis. No clinical errors or lapses in care were identified. The case highlights the challenge…
89y · Female·Acute upper airway obstruction by food bolus
An 89-year-old woman with dementia died from acute upper airway obstruction by food bolus while being fed lunch at an aged care facility. CCTV footage revealed significant discrepancies between reported actions and actua…
55y · Male·recurrent aspiration pneumonia in a man with severe intellectual disability comp…
Jonathan Smith, a 55-year-old man with severe intellectual disability due to childhood encephalitis, died from recurrent aspiration pneumonia. He had ex…
17y · Male·bronchopneumonia following epileptic seizure in a boy with a history of cerebral…
A 17-year-old boy with severe cerebral palsy, global developmental delay, and epilepsy died of bronchopneumonia following an epileptic s…
75y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in the setting of epilepsy and cerebral palsy
…er and cough on 18 October 2023 and was admitted with suspected sepsis. He rapidly deteriorated developing severe hypoxia and aspiration pneumonia, despite receiving appropriate antibiotics. A palliative approach was ado…
64y · Male·Complications of Severe Cerebral Palsy (Palliated)
Guy Edwin Gellibrand, 64, lived in supported NDIS accommodation with severe cerebral palsy, quadriplegia and non-verbal communication. In late September 2025, he presented to Monash …
58y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia in association with rapidly progressive frontotemporal deme…
…distributed findings to disability regulators to highlight vulnerability in care provision for people with severe cognitive decline.
17y · Male·pneumonia and respiratory failure associated with choreoathetoid cerebral palsy
A 17-year-old Indigenous male with severe choreoathetoid cerebral palsy, feeding difficulties, and swallowing dysfunction died of pneumonia and resp…
92y · Female·decompensated congestive cardiac failure secondary to haemophilus influenzae low…
…espiratory tract infection. She was admitted to psychiatric care under an Inpatient Treatment Order due to severe dementia-related behavioural disturbance and medication non-compliance. The coroner found her detention an…
78y · Male·general inanition on a background of end-stage dementia
…rom end-stage dementia whilst under involuntary psychiatric detention. He had advanced mixed dementia with severe behavioural disturbance and aggression requiring multiple hospitalisations. His condition progressively de…
74y · Male·Aspiration of gastric contents, significantly contributed to by advanced dementi…
…entre, a residential aged care facility for people with dementia. He had advanced dementia, emphysema, and severe atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. He experienced multiple falls in the weeks preceding death, with t…
59y · Male·Pneumonia in a man with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome
A 59-year-old man with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, spastic quadriplegia, and severe intellectual disability died of pneumonia following aspiration risk. He had persistent respiratory symptom…
32y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia and reflux oesophagitis
Timothy Luke Rubenach, aged 32, died of aspiration pneumonia following severe reflux oesophagitis. He had profound intellectual disability and drug-resistant epilepsy from meningococca…
81y · Female·Multisystem failure in the setting of hyponatraemia secondary to chronic malnutr…
…d woman with chronic schizophrenia, heart failure, and dementia died from multisystem failure secondary to severe malnutrition and hyponatraemia. Over four years, her son (Medical Power of Attorney) progressively restric…
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