562 results for “intellectual_disability”
59y · Male·Choking asphyxia
Tom Owen Row, a 59-year-old man with intellectual disability, dementia, Fragile X Syndrome, and Chromosome 18 Deletion Syndrome, died from choking asphyxia at a residential care facility. He had a prior choking incident …
51y · Male·Complications of aspiration pneumonia in a man with status epilepticus
A 51-year-old man with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, intellectual disability, and recurrent aspiration pneumonia died from complications of aspiration pneumonia and status epilepticus. He presented with status epilepticus and…
61y · Male·head injury sustained on impact by a car
Leslie Wallace Taylor, a 61-year-old man with intellectual disability who could not communicate verbally, died from head injury sustained when struck by a motor vehicle on Ballarat Road, Sunshine on 1 October 2022. Mr Ta…
56y · Male·Influenza B in a man with epilepsy, Down syndrome and Alzheimer's dementia
Michael Patrick Doran, a 56-year-old man with Down syndrome, intellectual disability, Alzheimer's dementia and epilepsy, died from Influenza B following admission to hospital with seizures. He was receiving palliative ca…
55y · Female·Pneumonia
Melissa Jan Hadland, a 55-year-old woman with Down syndrome, congenital heart disease, and intellectual disability, died from community-acquired pneumonia at Box Hill Hospital. She presented with respiratory symptoms and…
75y · Female·Hypostatic bronchopneumonia in the setting of dementia
A 75-year-old woman with intellectual disability, dementia, and asplenia died from hypostatic bronchopneumonia. She had been declining since April 2016 with progressive weight loss, increased agitation, falls, and swallo…
45y · Female·Pulmonary thromboembolism
Jennifer Porter, aged 45, died from pulmonary thromboembolism. She had significant medical comorbidities including total heart valve blockage requiring a pacemaker and intellectual disability. Four days before death, she…
32y · Male·Complications of acute pancreatitis
A 32-year-old man with cerebral palsy, intellectual disability, and recurrent gallstone pancreatitis died from complications of acute pancreatitis at a palliative care facility. He had two unsuccessful attempts at surgic…
41y · Female·Metastatic oesophageal carcinoma
Catherine Myee Drinkwater, 41, died of metastatic oesophageal cancer diagnosed in June 2022. She lived in Supported Disability Accommodation as an NDIS participant with multiple comorbidities including Asperger's syndrom…
54y · Female·Unascertained - Definite SUDEP (Sudden Unexpected Nocturnal Death in Epilepsy)
A 54-year-old woman with epilepsy, intellectual disability, schizophrenia, and dementia died suddenly at her supported disability accommodation facility. She was observed asleep and snoring at 9:30pm; by 9:45pm she was u…
47y · Male·pneumonia
Wayne Eadie, a 47-year-old man with intellectual disability living in residential care, died from community-acquired pneumonia complicated by acute-on-chronic renal failure. He presented unwell on 3 February 2012 and was…
61y · Male·Complications of metastatic colorectal carcinoma in a man with multiple medical …
Reece Arthur Hyde, a 61-year-old man with severe intellectual disability, non-verbal communication, severe epilepsy, and osteoporosis, died from complications of metastatic colorectal carcinoma. He was admitted to Colac …
76y · Male·Complications following surgery for intradural cervical meningioma
John Bateman, a 76-year-old man with intellectual disability, underwent neurosurgery for an intradural cervical meningioma in August 2010. Post-operatively, his condition initially improved but he subsequently deteriorat…
70y · Male·Pulmonary thromboembolus secondary to deep vein thrombosis
Bruce Camp, a 70-year-old man with intellectual disability living in residential care, died from pulmonary thromboembolus secondary to deep vein thrombosis. He presented to a general practitioner on 29 March 2019 with ab…
29y · Male·aspiration pneumonia complicating acute and chronic Wernicke's encephalopathy an…
Grant Austin, a 29-year-old man with intellectual disability and morbid obesity, died from aspiration pneumonia complicating Wernicke's encephalopathy. He presented with prolonged refusal to eat and drink from December 2…
54y · Male·Cardiomyopathy (NOS)
Timothy Hacking, a 54-year-old man with intellectual disability, schizoaffective disorder, epilepsy and hypertension, died suddenly at his supported accommodation from cardiomyopathy. Autopsy revealed moderate coronary a…
57y · Male·Sepsis and acute renal failure due to pneumonia
A 57-year-old man with spina bifida, intellectual disability, and multiple comorbidities presented to hospital with chest pain, breathing difficulty, atrial fibrillation, and hypoxia. He was diagnosed with chest sepsis, …
41y · Male·ligature strangulation
A 41-year-old man with intellectual disability, autism spectrum disorder, and psychosis died by ligature strangulation using his shoelaces in an acute mental health unit. He had been admitted involuntarily following esca…
48y · Male·Dilated cardiomyopathy with contributing factor of acute renal impairment
David Farlech, a 48-year-old man with Down's Syndrome and intellectual disability living in a group home, died from dilated cardiomyopathy with acute renal impairment. He presented with chest, rib cage and abdominal pain…
56y · Female·Hypoxic ischaemic brain injury due to upper airway obstruction by food bolus
A 56-year-old woman with intellectual disability and acquired brain injury died from hypoxic ischaemic brain injury following upper airway obstruction by a food bolus while eating dinner in supported accommodation. She w…
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