562 results for “intellectual_disability”
57y · Male·Aspiration of gastric content (due to choking on food)
Christopher Barca, a 57-year-old man with Down syndrome and intellectual disability living in a Department of Human Services group home, died from aspiration of gastric content. He had oropharyngeal dysphagia, epilepsy, …
46y · Male·Septic shock complicating pneumonia in the setting of spastic quadriplegia and e…
Gregory Dean Coutts, a 46-year-old man with intellectual disability, spastic quadriplegia, and epilepsy living in a Department of Human Services group home, died from septic shock complicating pneumonia. On 3 October 201…
60y · Male·Acute myocardial infarction with thrombosis of the left anterior descending coro…
Constantinos Retsas, a 60-year-old man with intellectual disability and autism in residential care, died from acute myocardial infarction due to thrombosis of the left anterior descending coronary artery. He had attended…
69y · Female·Complications of a probable bowel malignancy
A 69-year-old woman with schizophrenia, intellectual disability, and multiple comorbidities died from complications of probable bowel malignancy. In October 2014, regional lymphadenopathy and bowel thickening were identi…
61y · Female·aspiration pneumonia
A 61-year-old woman with intellectual disability, wheelchair-bound, and living in supported accommodation died from aspiration pneumonia following community-acquired pneumonia treated in July 2016. She was discharged, th…
39y · Female·Undifferentiated large right pleural effusion
Lydia Christopherson, a 39-year-old woman with cerebral palsy, intellectual disability, and epilepsy living in supported accommodation, died from a large right pleural effusion complicated by chest infection. She present…
38y · Female·Septicaemia, urosepsis, and Lennox Gastaut syndrome
Vanessa Jenner, a 38-year-old woman with severe intellectual disability, cerebral palsy, and Lennox-Gastaut epilepsy, died from septicaemia and urosepsis following a urinary tract infection. She presented with bruising t…
53y · Female·Metastatic carcinoma of breast
Susan Anne Burandt, a 53-year-old woman with intellectual disability living in supported accommodation, died from metastatic breast carcinoma at Broadmeadows Health Service Palliative Care Unit on 17 May 2008, two days a…
46y · Male·Complications of stage 4 colorectal cancer in a man with multiple medical comorb…
Timothy Norton, a 46-year-old man with severe intellectual disability, cerebral palsy, epilepsy and chronic constipation, died from complications of stage 4 colorectal cancer. Cancer was discovered on colonoscopy in June…
57y · Male·Complications of Down syndrome
Brian Leslie Aldridge, a 57-year-old man with Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, intellectual disability and Alzheimer's dementia, died of natural causes in specialist disability accommodation. He experienced declining healt…
41y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia complicating an ischaemic stroke in a woman with epilepsy, …
Laura Claire Brady, aged 41, was a Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) resident with cerebral palsy, severe epilepsy, and intellectual disability. In December 2024, she deteriorated while in SDA care, presenting wi…
68y · Female·Sepsis (palliated)
Ms Eddolls, a 68-year-old woman with intellectual disability and complex medical conditions, died from sepsis secondary to pressure ulcers while in specialist disability accommodation. She developed sacral and heel press…
34y · Female·Pneumonia in a woman with intellectual disability and asthma
Simone Grigg, a 34-year-old woman with intellectual disability and asthma, died from pneumonia. She was living in DHHS supported accommodation and attending Amicus day services. On 21 November 2017, she developed respira…
31y · Male·Acute colonic pseudo-obstruction; death certificate amended to 'unascertained' -…
Cameron Yeates, a 31-year-old man with intellectual disability (IQ 64) and longstanding gastrointestinal issues, died from acute colonic pseudo-obstruction with underlying malnourishment. Key clinical lessons: (1) severe…
55y · Female·smoke inhalation from domestic fire caused by unextinguished cigarette
A 55-year-old woman with a prior stroke causing physical disability, intellectual disability, schizophrenia, epilepsy, diabetes and atrial fibrillation died from smoke inhalation in a domestic fire. She was a heavy smoke…
45y · Male·gunshot wound to the chest with associated significant blood loss
Stanley Russell, a 45-year-old Aboriginal man with mild intellectual disability, was shot dead by NSW police executing a bench warrant at his home on 9 November 2021. He had suffered childhood sexual abuse, his brother d…
50y · Male·Metastatic carcinoma of unknown primary
Joel Charles Buckley, a 50-year-old man with intellectual disability residing in specialist disability accommodation, died from metastatic carcinoma of unknown primary. He presented with back and shoulder pain in March 2…
62y · Female·Metastatic Breast Cancer
Patricia Parkes, a 62-year-old woman with autism and severe intellectual disability, died from metastatic breast cancer at a palliative care unit. She had resided in residential care since childhood with substantial fami…
61y · Female·Intracerebral haemorrhage
Judith Myors, a 61-year-old woman with intellectual disability, epilepsy, visual impairment, Parkinson's disease, and recent myocardial infarction, died from intracerebral haemorrhage while residing in DHHS managed aged …
58y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in a man with a left middle cerebral artery stroke (palliat…
Brian Lench, a 58-year-old man with intellectual disability in DHS residential care, suffered a left middle cerebral artery stroke on 6 October 2011. He developed aspiration pneumonia complicated by acute respiratory dis…
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