57y · Female·Sepsis in the setting of probable aspiration pneumonia
A 57-year-old woman with Down syndrome, blindness, severe dysphagia, dementia, and epilepsy died from sepsis secondary to aspiration pneumonia. She lived …
25y · Female·Multiple injuries from motor vehicle accident
…iver's failure to perceive the pedestrian resulted from a combination of factors including inattentional blindness (a documented psychological phenomenon where drivers miss unexpected objects), the pedestrian wearing pr…
Unknown·Sodium nitrite toxicity
…had a history of depression, anxiety, chronic pain, and medical conditions including emphysema and legal blindness, and expressed suicidal ideation approximately one year before death. Ryley had depression, substance ab…
36y · Male·Complications of Cerebral Palsy
Paul Hardy was a 36-year-old man with cerebral palsy, intellectual disability, blindness and epilepsy who died from complications of his cerebral palsy while in palliative care. He had experien…
63y · Male·Aspiration pneumonitis with contributing conditions of ischaemic gut, dysphagia …
Robert Easter, 63, a man with cerebral palsy, intellectual disability, blindness and hearing impairment, died of aspiration pneumonitis following admission to hospital with a choking ep…
29y · Male·Bronchopneumonia in a man with epilepsy
Hussan Rushton, a 29-year-old man with epilepsy, spastic quadriplegia, dysphasia and cortical blindness in full-time residential care, died from bronchopneumonia. He returned from an outing appearing extremel…
33y · Male·Cerebral haemorrhage
A 33-year-old man with Lowes syndrome (rare genetic disorder causing intellectual disability, blindness, epilepsy, and feeding difficulties) died from cerebral haemorrhage while in supported accommodation. He…
45y · Female·Complications of end stage renal failure in the setting of intellectual disabili…
…woman with severe intellectual disability from childhood meningoencephalitis, spina bifida, epilepsy and blindness died from complications of end-stage renal disease. She was diagnosed with renal disease in May 2010 and…
57y · Male·Lung abscess and bronchopneumonia
Terrence Michael O'Sullivan, a 57-year-old man with intellectual disability, blindness, deafness and epilepsy, died from lung abscess and bronchopneumonia caused by Klebsiella oxytoca. He pre…
38y · Male·Diabetic ketoacidosis secondary to pyelonephritis in a man with insulin dependen…
A 38-year-old man with insulin-dependent diabetes, partial blindness, gastroparesis, seizures, chronic kidney disease and peripheral vascular disease died from diabetic keto…
65y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia following emergency laparotomy for incarcerated umbilical h…
A 65-year-old woman with intellectual disability, congenital blindness, diabetes, and epilepsy presented with an incarcerated umbilical hernia requiring emergency surgery. Pos…
Male·Multiple injuries due to train collision
…hat lozenged the train cabin, reducing survivable space fatally. Investigation identified 'inattentional blindness'—a phenomenon where visible stimuli are not perceived due to attention being occupied elsewhere—as a lik…
82y · Female·aspiration pneumonitis
An 82-year-old woman with cerebral palsy, epilepsy, spastic tetraplegia and blindness died of aspiration pneumonitis at North West Regional Hospital. She had been deteriorating since a Febru…
3y · Female·COMPLICATIONS FROM SEVERE CEREBRAL PALSY
Baby E, a 3-year-old with severe cerebral palsy, spastic quadriplegia, bulbar dysfunction and upper airway obstruction, died from complications of her severe cerebral palsy. She presented with seizures, dark green sputum…
48y · Female·Metastatic ovarian carcinoma
Linda May Hepburn, a 48-year-old blind woman with intellectual disability, was under the care of the Department of Human Services and lived in DHS accommodation. After returning from holiday in Brisbane in July 2012, she…
53y · Female·Bronchopneumonia on a background of cerebral palsy
…le, aged 53, died from bronchopneumonia in the context of cerebral palsy, spastic quadriplegia, cortical blindness and progressive dysphagia due to aspiration. She was admitted to The Alfred Hospital on 27 August 2023 w…
45y · Female·COVID pneumonia complicated by severe electrolyte abnormalities
A 45-year-old woman with cerebral palsy, Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome, and blindness died from COVID pneumonia complicated by severe electrolyte abnormalities. She was admitted three times …
59y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia in the setting of Down's syndrome
A 59-year-old woman with Down's syndrome, advanced Alzheimer's dementia, dysphagia, epilepsy and blindness died from aspiration pneumonia. She was a resident of a group home requiring 24-hour care. She presented…
4y · Male·chronic degenerative damage (complications) from neonatal cerebral palsy
…riginal boy with severe neonatal cerebral palsy causing quadriplegia, intellectual disability, seizures, blindness, and severe gastro-oesophageal reflux. He died unexpectedly at home from chronic complications of his ce…
54y · Male·Complications of cervical spinal stenosis treated with cervical laminectomy and …
Geoffrey Power, aged 54, with severe intellectual disability, blindness, and perinatal hypoxic-ischemic brain injury, underwent indicated cervical laminectomy and fusion for ce…
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