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83 results for brain infarction

VICmental health2017

Finding into death of Trevor William Brown

49y · Male·Hypoxic brain injury following cardiac arrest due to myocardial infarction with …

Trevor William Brown, a 49-year-old Aboriginal man with chronic schizophrenia, died from hypoxic brain injury following cardiac arrest due to acute myocardial infarction with right coronary artery thrombosis w…

psychiatryemergency medicinedroperidol
VIChospital2012-02-27

Finding into death of Laurence Wayne Allen

66y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in the setting of acute myocardial infarction in a man with…

…failure requiring dialysis, and cardiac disease, died of aspiration pneumonia following acute myocardial infarction. He was an inmate at Port Phillip Prison with multiple comorbidities. After initial hospitalization in F…

cardiologynephrology
QLDhospital2009-11-11

Baker, Philip

55y · Male·Haemorrhagic brain stem infarction due to hypertensive heart disease

…showed no acute pathology, but subsequent CT and MRI scans revealed subarachnoid haemorrhage and extensive brain stem infarction. He was transferred to Brisbane where he deteriorated and died. The coroner found the brai…

emergency medicinegeneral medicinemorphine
TAShospital2024-12-17

Coroner's Finding: Brown, Paul Louis

64y · Male·Subdural haematoma with mass effect following thrombolysis for acute myocardial …

…complex medical history including diabetes, mental illness, chronic alcohol misuse, and previous traumatic brain injury was admitted with diabetic ketoacidosis and acute kidney injury. He developed acute myocardial infa…

intensive carecardiologytenecteplase
VIChospital2010-10-21

Finding into death of Michael Handley

47y · Male·aspiration pneumonia, cerebral infarction, and diabetes mellitus

A 47-year-old man with Type 1 diabetes, previous strokes, acquired brain injury, and epilepsy died from aspiration pneumonia complicated by cerebral infarction. He had chronic asp…

intensive carerespiratory medicine
VIChospital2011-09-07

Finding into death of Hugh Peter Bourke

68y · Male·Hypoxic brain injury and ischaemic heart disease

Hugh Peter Bourke, a 68-year-old man with a history of myocardial infarction, atrial fibrillation, and recent abdominal surgery, suffered a cardiac arrest at home on 6 January 2011.…

cardiologygeneral surgeryantibiotics
QLD2016-01-19

Reynolds, Michael John

55y · Male·coronary atherosclerosis

…ael Reynolds, aged 55, died of coronary atherosclerosis while incarcerated. He had suffered a myocardial infarction at age 32 and subsequently refused cardiac medications despite medical advice, a decision consistent thr…

cardiologyforensic medicinesodium valproate
SAhospital2017-08-25

Coroner's Finding: WARNE Garry Robert

58y · Male·pneumonia on a background of adenocarcinoma of the lung stage 4, ischaemic heart…

…a. He presented with critical leg ischaemia requiring femoral endarterectomy, developed acute myocardial infarction perioperatively, and was subsequently diagnosed with advanced lung cancer. After initial treatment and d…

vascular surgerycardiology
WAhospital2018-03-07

Inquest into the Death of William Scott BARTLETT

36y · Male·hypoxic brain injury and myocardial ischaemia following cardiac arrest during re…

…following a property damage incident. He experienced cardiac arrest during restraint and died from hypoxic brain injury and myocardial ischaemia. Autopsy revealed severe coronary atherosclerosis and acute myocardial inf…

emergency medicineintensive caremethamphetamine
SAhospital2000-03-24

Coroner's Finding: JAMES Kevin

70y · Male·spontaneous left frontal intracerebral haemorrhage

…tion with hypoxic seizure and respiratory arrest. Subsequent investigations revealed anterior myocardial infarction and recent CVA. A tracheostomy was performed. EEG showed diffuse hypoxic brain injury with poor prognosi…

emergency medicineintensive care
TAS2025-10-27

Coroner's Finding: Curtis, John Anthony

36y · Male·Traumatic brain injury, spinal cord infarction at level T6-conus and recurrent p…

…as legally required and lacked vigilance in checking for oncoming traffic. The deceased suffered traumatic brain injury, spinal cord infarction, and multiple thoracic injuries including transected aorta and ruptured dia…

SAhospital2001-10-19

Coroner's Finding: McCARTHY Nancy Clare

67y · Female·bronchopneumonia complicating disseminated pulmonary large cell carcinoma with r…

…ntion. CT imaging revealed advanced disseminated lung cancer with metastases to liver, adrenal glands, and brain. She developed bronchopneumonia and died despite broad-spectrum antibiotics. Post-mortem also identified r…

general practiceemergency medicinediagnostic
QLD2013-09-11

Quartermain, Robert George

67y · Male·Acute myocardial infarction

…t Quartermain, a 67-year-old prisoner with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and previous myocardial infarction, suffered acute myocardial infarction while in custody. He experienced acute breathing difficulties in h…

cardiologyintensive caredelay
VIChospital2026-01-27

Finding into death of Michael Francis Gribble

58y · Male·Sepsis of unknown origin on a background of multiple co-morbidities

…old man with complex medical comorbidities including alcoholic cardiomyopathy, schizophrenia, and acquired brain injury, died from sepsis of unknown origin at Rosebud Hospital. He was found gasping for air and admitted …

emergency medicineinfectious diseases
VIChospital2025-06-25

Finding into death of RFV

87y · Male·Consequences of an assault with severe facial fractures

RFV, an 87-year-old man, died from severe facial fractures and traumatic brain injury sustained during an assault by his daughter-in-law. He presented to hospital in critical condition …

emergency medicineintensive caresystem
SAhospital2008-08-15

Coroner's Finding: EDWARDS Natasha Anne

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…

neurologygeneral medicinediagnosticdelaymetoclopramide
WA2016-10-10

Inquest into the Death of Hayder SAYED

30y · Male·Acute cardiac failure in association with severe ischaemic heart disease seconda…

…oronary atherosclerosis while in immigration detention. He had developed a large anteroseptal myocardial infarction between 4-18 August 2010, likely precipitated by heavy smoking (60 cigarettes/day). He remained asymptom…

cardiologyemergency medicinemirtazapine
VIC2012-01-24

Finding into death of Dominique Cupsa

3y · Male·Complications of severe ischaemic/hypoxic brain injury

A 3-year-old boy with severe hypoxic-ischaemic brain injury from non-accidental trauma sustained at 2 months of age died from complications of that injury whil…

paediatricsneurosurgerycommunicationdiagnostic
VIChospital2025-04-30

Finding into death of Margaret Ann Day

66y · Female·Ischaemic brainstem stroke

…, she developed progressive seizure activity and clinical deterioration. Repeat imaging revealed extensive brainstem infarction deemed unsurvivable. Palliative care was instituted and she died on 9 December 2024. This c…

neurologyemergency medicinelevetiracetam
VIChospital2017-07-13

Finding into death of Michelle Louise Rosevear

41y · Female·Left middle cerebral artery territory ischaemic stroke

…despite later learning she had reported weakness on her right side and suspected stroke that morning. A CT brain was not ordered initially; it was performed 8+ hours after presentation (8:21 pm), confirming a large left…

emergency medicineneurologydiagnosticdelayquetiapine

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