17 results for “MRI scan head”
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…
72y · Male·cerebral malignancy (glioblastoma multiforme)
…maging identified three intracerebral lesions. He was promptly transferred to Royal Adelaide Hospital where MRI and PET scanning were conducted to locate a primary cancer. Neuroradiologist review confirmed glioblastoma …
21y · Male·Complications of blunt head injury resulting from at least two separate acts of …
Baylen Pendergast, 21 months old, died from complications of blunt head injury sustained in two separate traumatic incidents (17 and 28 November 2013). The coroner found injuries …
18y · Male·complications of acute on chronic subdural haemorrhage (operated) in the setting…
…ute-on-chronic subdural haemorrhage sustained during boxing sparring on 18 February 2019. He had suffered a head injury during sparring on 25 October 2018, presenting with headache, nausea and dizziness. Dr H. reviewed h…
55y · Male·Haemorrhagic brain stem infarction due to hypertensive heart disease
…osclerosis, and chronic kidney disease requiring dialysis, was admitted to Rockhampton Hospital with severe headache and neck pain. He experienced two falls during his hospital stay (one in the bathroom, one near his bed…
0y · Male·Head injury in the setting of chronic subdural haemorrhage
Kaleb Baylis-Clarke, a 17-week-old infant, presented to hospital on 14 January 2016 with a head lump, vomiting, raised fontanelle and reduced milk intake. Cranial ultrasound showed fluid in subdural spac…
0y · Male·Head injury
A 7-month-old boy died from severe head trauma following an unwitnessed incident on 6 June 2018. The child was found unconscious after reportedly b…
37y · Male·primary intracerebral haemorrhage, contributed to by acute alcohol intoxication
… days after initial presentation. He was found intoxicated outside Centrelink on 7 December 2001 with minor head injuries from an altercation. Ambulance officers assessed him as intoxicated without serious injury and cal…
54y · Male·hypoglycaemic encephalopathy complicating multiple injuries in a man with chroni…
… 27 June 2020 with evidence of significant blunt force trauma including rib fractures, facial fractures and head injuries. Despite transfer to hospital and intensive care, he developed severe hypoxic brain injury and die…
55y · Male·Glioblastoma multiforme
Mark Ian McLaughlin, a 55-year-old man in custody, presented with haematuria and neurological symptoms and was found to have a grade 4 glioblastoma multiforme on imaging and histopathology. He underwent appropriate neuro…
56y · Male·Acute bronchopneumonia secondary to locally advanced, poorly differentiated squa…
A 56-year-old Aboriginal man died in custody from bronchopneumonia secondary to metastatic hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. He first presented with sore throat in February 2014 and was referred to ENT clinic in Ap…
0y · Male·Traumatic head injury
BJay Adam Johnstone, 45 days old, died from severe traumatic head injury inflicted by his father Simon Johnstone in a household environment. BJay suffered multiple episodes …
54y · Male·Global cerebral hypoxic injury due to or as a consequence of status epilepticus
Terence James Robinson, 54, died from status epilepticus causing global cerebral hypoxic injury after 16 days at Belmont Private Hospital. He was admitted following a violent altercation with police and attempted suicide…
2y · Male·Tramadol toxicity in the setting of adenotonsillectomy in a child with Pierre Ro…
Dane Hortle, a 2-year-old with Pierre Robin Sequence and obstructive sleep apnoea, died from tramadol toxicity following adenotonsillectomy. He was discharged with a prescription for tramadol 25mg, which was dispensed as…
67y · Male·Head injuries sustained from a fall from the upstairs landing in Goldsmith G Blo…
…67-year-old Chinese-speaking prisoner on remand, died by suicide in prison on 6 February 2017 after falling head-first from a landing. He had a complex psychiatric history including anxiety, depression, hyponatraemia, an…
0y · Female·brain death complicating head and neck injury
A five-month-old girl died from catastrophic brain injuries caused by violent shaking on 20 May 2019. Medical evidence established she was shaken by an adult on at least two occasions: once around 6 May 2019 (evidenced b…
39y · Male·pneumococcal meningitis with severe cerebral oedema due to pneumococcal mastoidi…
Jamie Stuart Bais, a 39-year-old man with acute otitis media and sinusitis, was admitted to Flinders Medical Centre for what was thought to be a straightforward ENT infection. Over 15 days, he developed pneumococcal meni…
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