20 results for “acute hydrocephalus”
69y · Female·Hydrocephalus and subarachnoid haemorrhage in the setting of a fall in a woman w…
A 69-year-old woman with cerebral palsy, intellectual disability, and B cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, residing in Specialist Disability Accommodation funded through the National Disab…
56y · Female·Complications arising from acute on chronic haemorrhage into suprachiasmal piloc…
Wendy Joy Morgan, aged 56, died from complications of acute on chronic haemorrhage into a suprachiasmal pilocytic astrocytoma. She had suffered an acquired brain inju…
12y · Female·Raised intracranial pressure due to acute-on-chronic hydrocephalus in the contex…
…f her spine. A paediatric neurologist assessed her as cleared for surgery. Post-operatively, she developed acute-on-chronic hydrocephalus with raised intracranial pressure, causing sudden respiratory arrest and death. C…
61y · Female·Pneumonia in a woman with multiple co-morbidities
A 61-year-old woman with significant comorbidities including congenital hydrocephalus, stroke, obstructive sleep apnoea, and previous pneumonia with respiratory arrest (2017) died of pneum…
12y · Male·astrocytoma (brainstem, posterior fossa tumour with hydrocephalus and brainstem …
…coordination difficulties, and lethargy. CT imaging on 20 April revealed a posterior fossa tumour with hydrocephalus. The clinical team appropriately consulted a neurosurgeon in Adelaide and arranged transfer for the fo…
41y · Male·acute, severe hydrocephalus contributed to by longstanding chronic hydrocephalus…
Benjamin Cullen, aged 41, died on 25 February 2021 from acute severe hydrocephalus secondary to a brain tumour abutting the cerebral aqueduct. He suffered three seizure…
33y · Male·acute hydrocephalus following ventricular blockage by a colloid cyst
Daniel Johnson, a 33-year-old Aboriginal man, died of acute hydrocephalus caused by a colloid cyst in the brain while in custody at Darwin Correctional Centre. He had…
31y · Female·right cerebellar cerebrovascular accident (cerebellar infarction with obstructiv…
31-year-old woman presented with acute onset headache, dizziness, vomiting, facial numbness and speech difficulties. Initial CT brain showed equi…
24y · Male·acute hydrocephalus due to undiagnosed colloid cyst of the third ventricle of th…
Brendan Burns, 24, died from acute hydrocephalus caused by an undiagnosed colloid cyst of the third ventricle. He presented with progressive …
48y · Male·Complications of an intra-cranial haemorrhage
…aramedics intubated him and transported him to Royal Melbourne Hospital, where CT imaging revealed a large acute left frontal lobe intraparenchymal hemorrhage with intraventricular extension and hydrocephalus. An extern…
85y · Male·cerebellar haemorrhage due to hypertension
…an antiemetic by telephone. He was found unresponsive at 10:45pm with no heartbeat. A post-mortem revealed acute intracranial haemorrhage in the left cerebellum with hydrocephalus. The coroner found no evidence of defic…
3y · Female·COMPLICATIONS FROM SEVERE CEREBRAL PALSY
…f care by the hospital or child protection department. Clinicians appropriately identified and treated the acute infection, discussed palliative care options, and provided compassionate end-of-life support. The death wa…
62y · Male·Brain swelling associated with cerebral infarction; drainage acute on chronic su…
John Hemingway, a 62-year-old man with cerebral palsy, hydrocephalus, and epilepsy, sustained a head injury when a vehicle rolled backward and struck him while he was in a…
74y · Female·Non traumatic intracerebral haemorrhage with further deterioration post medical …
…e deterioration following participation in the EVACUATE trial at Monash Medical Centre. She presented with acute right parietal intracerebral haemorrhage and was consented for trial-protocol minimally invasive endoscopi…
43y · Male·Multi-organ failure with coagulopathy secondary to acute exacerbation of chronic…
…t 4am Sunday before surgery could proceed. Clinical lessons: (1) patients with symptomatic obstructive hydrocephalus at risk of rapid deterioration require ICU-level continuous monitoring, not general ward care; (2) det…
15y · Male·Cerebral ischaemia in a young man with a blocked ventricular peritoneal shunt an…
…h congenital abnormalities and a ventricular-peritoneal (VP) shunt, died from cerebral ischaemia caused by acute blockage of his VP shunt on 17 November 2009. Between 12-16 November, he presented to two hospitals four t…
37y · Male·hypoxic brain injury secondary to cardiac arrest as a result of bowel volvulus
…arlier with partial bowel obstruction and was discharged after clinical improvement. Upon redevelopment of acute abdominal distension at the residence on 14 May 2012, he suffered cardiac arrest before emergency services…
31y · Female·raised intracranial pressure due to ventriculoperitoneal shunt dysfunction (disc…
Emilie Le Coz, aged 31, died from raised intracranial pressure secondary to ventriculoperitoneal shunt disconnection. She presented to hospital in March 2010 with progressive headaches, cognitive changes and behaviour de…
72y · Male·Subarachnoid haemorrhage in a man with coronary arteriosclerosis
…im and found his presentation consistent with cardiac disease; his troponin was negative and ECG showed no acute transmural changes. Around midnight on 22–23 October 2000, he suffered a sudden, catastrophic subarachnoid…
15y · Male·Multiple organ failure associated with hyperthermia (heat stroke)
A 15-year-old rugby league player died from heat stroke during training on an extremely hot Perth summer evening (44.4°C). The coaching staff appropriately applied NRL heat guidelines in deciding to proceed with modified…
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