25 results for “alcohol withdrawal seizure”
44y · Male·epilepsy with contributing factors of hypertensive heart disease and coronary ar…
A 44-year-old man with a history of epilepsy died from a seizure while detained in police custody under the Public Intoxication Act. He was intoxicated and apprehended af…
42y · Male·Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP)
Calvin Wayne Bee, a 42-year-old Aboriginal man with chronic alcohol abuse, died from sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) while in police custody in Normanton, Queens…
51y · Male·Seizure consistent with alcohol withdrawal complicated by naturally occurring ca…
Dennis John Phillips, 51, died from a seizure triggered by alcohol withdrawal while in police custody. He had chronic health issues including diabetes-…
54y · Male·Drowning after falling overboard from the Shanendale at Otter Reef
Peter Trcka, an experienced 54-year-old fisherman with an artificial leg and history of alcohol-related seizures, disappeared from a trawler anchored at Otter Reef on 1 March 2006. He was last seen at …
70y · Male·aspiration pneumonia due to seizures
70-year-old man with insulin-dependent diabetes, cognitive impairment, depression, alcohol abuse history, and seizure disorder died from aspiration pneumonia following seizures while admitted unde…
43y · Male·Undetermined — available evidence does not allow determination due to limitation…
… 2000. Contributing factors could not be definitively established but included possible smoke inhalation, seizure from alcohol withdrawal disorder, traumatic head injury from alleged third-party assault, or natural caus…
43y · Male·Unascertained
Christopher Dabadie, a 43-year-old man with a history of alcohol use disorder and seizures, was found dead at home on 1 December 2021, two days after two presentations to…
57y · Male·Undetermined; possible sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) with competin…
…C infection. Mr Mansell had a history of acquired brain injury from a 2015 assault requiring craniectomy, alcohol dependence with withdrawal seizures, and was on valproic acid (anticonvulsant). Post-mortem examination w…
29y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity (heroin and methamphetamine)
…id dependence, complicated by anxiety and panic attacks. Although engaged with psychological and drug and alcohol counselling services, and maintained on methadone with good medication compliance, he died from an uninte…
39y · Male·cardiac arrest caused by alcoholic cardiomyopathy
Ryan Smiler was a 39-year-old Aboriginal man who died from cardiac arrest caused by alcoholic cardiomyopathy while in custody at Darwin Correctional Centre. He had a long history of alcohol abuse, …
40y · Male·Unascertained; opioid withdrawal-related seizure or cardiac arrhythmia could not…
… about his altered consciousness, he was cleared for police custody. In prison, he presented with opioid withdrawal symptoms, minimal oral intake, drowsiness, and difficulty mobilising. Despite appropriate medical and ps…
55y · Male·Complications of alcohol use disorder
Dushyanthan Visvanathan, a 55-year-old man with alcohol use disorder and prior withdrawal seizure, died in custody at MRRC from complications of alcohol use diso…
67y · Male·ischaemic heart disease
…knee. He developed post-operative delirium attributed to anaesthesia, analgesics (tramadol), and possible alcohol withdrawal. A seizure-like episode was witnessed but not escalated or formally documented. He died from v…
34y · Male·aspiration pneumonia following seizure with concomitant global severe anoxic enc…
…ways, a 34-year-old Aboriginal man with post-traumatic epilepsy, organic brain damage from head injuries, alcoholism and psychiatric illness, died from aspiration pneumonia following a seizure. The death was preceded by…
55y · Male·Head injury from a fall, contributed to by chronic alcoholism and cirrhosis, res…
John Henry Colbert, a 55-year-old man with chronic alcoholism, Wernicke's encephalitis and cirrhosis, was admitted to Royal Darwin Hospital's ICU following a seizur…
47y · Female·Traumatic closed head injury likely sustained in a fall from standing
TS, a 47-year-old woman with a 18-year history of anorexia nervosa, bulimia, and severe alcoholism, died from a traumatic closed head injury sustained in a fall from standing. At autopsy, blood alcohol…
51y · Female·community acquired pneumonia
Louise Kitty Whiskey, a 51-year-old Aboriginal woman with chronic alcohol misuse, cirrhosis, and recurrent respiratory infections, died from community-acquired pneumonia at Royal …
46y · Female·Cardiac arrest of unknown origin
…ile detained under a Mandatory Residential Treatment (MRT) order at CAAAPU (Central Australian Aboriginal Alcohol Programmes Unit) in Alice Springs. She had a 47-year history of seizures related to chronic alcohol abuse…
45y · Male·gunshot wound to the neck
Matthew Rosewarne, a 45-year-old man with chronic alcohol use disorder and recent relationship breakdown, was found dead in his shed with a gunshot wound to the ne…
31y · Male·Subarachnoid haemorrhage due to or as a consequence of a ruptured large fusiform…
A 31-year-old man with long-standing intravenous drug use and hepatitis C died in prison custody from a ruptured mycotic aneurysm causing subarachnoid hemorrhage. He collapsed in his cell after lock-down without prior wa…
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