45 results for “brain swelling”
<1y · Male·Traumatic head injury
…ve bruising, subdural haemorrhage, subarachnoid haemorrhage, retinal haemorrhages, and bilateral cerebral swelling. The caregiver initially provided a statement about putting the child to bed, later changing his account …
46y · Female·brain swelling and dural venous thrombosis in association with low grade glioma …
Dr D., a 46-year-old medical practitioner, died from brain swelling and dural venous thrombosis associated with a low-grade glioma. She presented to Albany Hospital …
55y · Female·Traumatic brain injury
This finding concerns a fatal motor vehicle accident resulting in traumatic brain injury. A 55-year-old woman was struck by a vehicle while crossing the street after exiting a bus. She suf…
4y · Male·Complications of T-cell lymphoma
Nghi Pham was a 4-year-old admitted to Sunshine Hospital with facial swelling, stridor, and upper respiratory symptoms. He was examined by emergency and ENT teams, diagnosed with aden…
10y · Female·congenital hydrocephalus
…ressure (ICP) but the diagnosis was significantly delayed—approximately 90-100 minutes—because previous CT brain imaging stored at another hospital could not be electronically accessed for comparison. While her clinical…
67y · Male·Raised intracranial pressure due to head injuries from a fall
…on. He fell onto a concrete footpath and struck his head, suffering subdural and subarachnoid haemorrhage, brain contusions, and raised intracranial pressure. Despite maximal ICU support including intracranial pressure …
70y · Male·head injury
… work after experiencing dizziness, striking his head on a brick wall. He died from severe head injury and brain swelling. The coroner found atherosclerotic coronary vascular disease was a significant contributing facto…
39y · Male·Hypoxic brain injury due to respiratory obstruction following surgery for dental…
Richard Christopher Jankowski, a 39-year-old man, died from hypoxic brain injury due to respiratory obstruction following emergency surgery for a dental abscess with cellulitis. Af…
69y · Male·metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the lung with chronic obstructive lung dis…
…t to a section 32 detention order. He had undergone chemotherapy with initial good response, but developed brain metastases and terminal disease progression. Clinical management included palliative care, dexamethasone f…
1y · Female·Unascertained - cardiac arrest with brain swelling; neuropathology demonstrated …
…xamination and ancillary investigations, the cause of death remains unascertained. Neuropathology revealed brain trauma (laceration to corpus callosum) with hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy, but whether this resulted fr…
55y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a fall from a height
…tres. He was transported to hospital with head injuries, underwent neurosurgery for subdural haematoma and brain drainage, plus orthopaedic fixation for thoracic spine injury. Despite ICU care, he developed progressive …
76y · Female·Ludwig's angina
A 76-year-old woman with Ludwig's angina presented to urgent care with facial swelling and fever. She was appropriately diagnosed and arrangements made for transfer to a tertiary centre. Howev…
35y · Female·Global cerebral ischaemic injury in the setting of post caecal resection for col…
…ively, failed to regain consciousness, and was transferred to St Vincent's Hospital where imaging revealed brain swelling and herniation. She died from global cerebral ischaemic injury. The cause of cerebral ischaemia w…
17y · Male·refractory status epilepticus caused by either a viral infection, an underlying …
…sferred to hospital. Despite trials of 8 anticonvulsants and induced coma, his seizures persisted, causing brain swelling, coning, and brain death. No clinical mismanagement was identified in hospital care or initial ED…
30y · Male·Head injuries
Eoin Murray, aged 30, died from severe head injuries sustained when he fell striking his head on a bluestone gutter in Fitzroy early on 7 September 2013. He had been highly intoxicated (estimated BAC 0.13-0.21%) followin…
45y · Male·Blunt trauma of the head sustained when struck by an industrial fishing rope
…ff the capstan, striking him in the head with catastrophic force, causing severe skull fractures and fatal brain injury. The coroner found this was a tragic, unforeseen and unforeseeable accident. Thompson was appropria…
3y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy as a consequence of near drowning
… while supervising and was unaware of the open gate. Xaviyah suffered hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy and brain death. Clinical lessons: this was completely preventable with adequate supervision, secured pool access, a…
89y · Male·Traumatic intracranial haemorrhage and skull fractures following a fall, on a ba…
…ective headgear. CT imaging showed traumatic intracranial haemorrhage and skull fractures with significant brain swelling. He was transferred to Flinders Medical Centre, where palliative care was initiated given the poo…
<1y · Male·Head injury
…al evidence showed the child had a constellation of injuries (subdural haemorrhages, retinal haemorrhages, brain swelling, neck ligament injury) highly suggestive of abusive head trauma or violent shaking with/without i…
37y · Male·Traumatic intracranial haemorrhages/brain damage and fractured skull
…fy the life-threatening injury. Dr C.' evidence indicates that early detection and treatment for cerebral swelling might have altered the outcome. This case demonstrates the diagnostic difficulty of occult head trauma in…
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