55y · Male·Renal cell carcinoma (brain metastasis)
… reception to correctional custody on 16 September 2014. He was appropriately transferred to hospital where MRI imaging revealed a large right frontal brain tumour with metastatic renal cell carcinoma. He underwent unco…
78y · Male·large left basal ganglia intracerebral haemorrhage with mass effect
… Inpatient Treatment Order (ITO) for acute hyperactive delirium. He had stage 4 lung cancer with extensive brain metastases discovered on MRI. His delirium was appropriately attributed to cancer rather than the initial …
41y · Male·large volume thrombotic stroke within the distribution of the right posterior ce…
… stroke on 7 September and arrange urgent transfer to the Stroke Unit at Royal Hobart Hospital. Instead, an MRI was delayed 4 days. When the MRI eventually revealed basilar artery thrombosis with extensive infarction on…
41y · Female·Intracerebral haemorrhage secondary to Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndr…
…lower limb oedema. She was admitted under general physician Dr S. after ED assessment by Dr McKenzie. A CT brain performed that evening was reported as normal. Despite clinical concern for cerebral venous thrombosis doc…
55y · Male·Haemorrhagic brain stem infarction due to hypertensive heart disease
…y (one in the bathroom, one near his bed). Initial imaging showed no acute pathology, but subsequent CT and MRI scans revealed subarachnoid haemorrhage and extensive brain stem infarction. He was transferred to Brisbane…
31y · Female·right cerebellar cerebrovascular accident (cerebellar infarction with obstructiv…
…sented with acute onset headache, dizziness, vomiting, facial numbness and speech difficulties. Initial CT brain showed equivocal left temporal hypodensity. Dr B. diagnosed acute migraine/benign positional vertigo and o…
71y · Male·disseminated fungal (Cryptococcus) infection of the lungs, brain and meninges
…ciousness, and neurological symptoms suggesting intracranial involvement, diagnostic workup was incomplete. MRI and lumbar puncture were not performed early enough to investigate CNS involvement. The patient was dischar…
89y · Male·fractured cervical spine (C5 inferior articular process fracture) due to unwitne…
…gament disruption and spinal cord compression, converting the injury to a C5-C6 paraplegia/quadriplegia. An MRI scan would have detected the ligamentous injury and prevented mobilisation. The patient underwent delayed n…
12y · Female·Raised intracranial pressure due to acute-on-chronic hydrocephalus in the contex…
…severe scoliosis. She had a pre-existing, asymptomatic Chiari type 1 malformation detected on pre-operative MRI of her spine. A paediatric neurologist assessed her as cleared for surgery. Post-operatively, she developed…
64y · Male·Complications of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease following a fall
Ian Gould, a 64-year-old man with a non-MRI compatible pacemaker, presented with vision loss in June 2019. Initial neurological and ophthalmological ev…
60y · Male·Respiratory obstruction (choking by food)
…rbance. His mumbling and slurred speech, which concerned his sister, was thoroughly investigated including brain MRI with no organic cause identified. The coroner found his medication was appropriately managed with cloz…
33y · Male·Marburg variant of multiple sclerosis
… When acute neurological symptoms emerged on 3 December, he received comprehensive investigations including MRI, lumbar puncture, and broad-spectrum antibiotics. A neurologist appropriately recommended plasma exchange a…
31y · Male·metastatic alveolar soft part sarcoma
…initiated pain complaints from 2010-2012 concerning left hip/back pain were unrelated to sarcoma; attempted MRI investigations were repeatedly cancelled but expert confirmed spinal pathology explained symptoms. After di…
78y · Female·Complications of a left tentorial meningioma
A 78-year-old woman with a meningioma detected incidentally on MRI in 2009 presented to hospital in 2015 with gait disturbance and falls. The tumour had grown significantly, …
21y · Male·Complications of blunt head injury resulting from at least two separate acts of …
…atoma and occipital fracture visible on CT imaging were not diagnosed; the radiologist's recommendation for MRI was not pursued despite suspicion of non-accidental injury being raised; mandatory child protection reporti…
70y · Male·intracranial haemorrhage secondary to haemorrhagic transformation of ischaemic s…
…e symptoms and was appropriately treated with dual antiplatelet therapy and enoxaparin for VTE prophylaxis. MRI revealed haemorrhagic transformation; antiplatelet therapy was ceased but enoxaparin was continued on the e…
3y · Unknown·High grade pontine glioma
A three-year-old child in foster care died from high-grade pontine glioma, an aggressive brain tumour. The child had presented with severe developmental delay, behavioural problems, and global developm…
47y · Male·Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy
…ness and neurological symptoms. His CD4 count was critically low at 30 cells/mm³, indicating advanced AIDS. MRI and lumbar puncture confirmed JC virus infection. Despite antiretroviral therapy, his condition deteriorate…
66y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in the setting of acute myocardial infarction in a man with…
…l fibrillation, he was discharged back to prison. He was readmitted when his condition deteriorated, and a brain tumour was subsequently diagnosed. When aspiration pneumonia developed in March, he refused antibiotics an…
55y · Male·Glioblastoma multiforme
…ement omissions were identified that could have altered outcome. His death from this aggressive, incurable brain tumour could not have been reasonably prevented. The case highlights the importance of compassionate early…
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