19 results for “chronic headache”
77y · Female·Large acute subdural haemorrhage leading to uncal herniation subsequent to an ac…
… uninjured with normal neurological examination. However, she developed breathing difficulties and severe headache hours later, which were attributed to pre-existing pulmonary disease. A dilated pupil at 4:25am prompted …
41y · Male·Subdural haematoma
…ld Aboriginal man with excessive alcohol use presented four times to a rural hospital over one month with headaches. His symptoms were attributed to cluster migraine, then alcohol withdrawal syndrome, despite concerning …
41y · Male·subarachnoid haemorrhage due to rupture of a berry aneurysm of the right interna…
A 41-year-old male prisoner died from subarachnoid haemorrhage caused by rupture of an undiagnosed berry aneurysm while incarcerated. He had a complex medical history including migraines, head injuries, hypertension, and…
23y · Female·chronic hydrocephalus with brain swelling
A 23-year-old registered nurse with undiagnosed chronic hydrocephalus presented to the ED with neck pain, headache and vomiting. Dr B. assessed her briefly witho…
36y · Male·Cerebrovascular accident (stroke) - massive intracranial haemorrhage
An Aboriginal man with chronic alcoholism and cirrhosis died from a massive stroke (cerebrovascular accident) while in prison custody. H…
38y · Female·Subdural haemorrhage in the context of chronic alcoholism due to post-traumatic …
…ndicators. The coroner found she died of head trauma in the context of post-traumatic stress disorder and chronic alcoholism. Key failures included: inadequate police investigations, failure to recognise 'red flags' for…
48y · Male·Subarachnoid haemorrhage
…ge from a ruptured cerebral aneurysm while in the exercise yard at Townsville Correctional Centre. He had chronic spinal stenosis managed with pregabalin, tramadol, and amitriptyline, and was under neurosurgical follow-…
18y · Male·complications of acute on chronic subdural haemorrhage (operated) in the setting…
George Diamond, 18, died from acute-on-chronic subdural haemorrhage sustained during boxing sparring on 18 February 2019. He had suffered a head injury …
69y · Male·Head injury post-collapse secondary to ventricular tachycardia due to ischaemic …
Mr Peysack, a 69-year-old with complex cardiac disease on Warfarin, collapsed at work with witnessed loss of consciousness and occipital laceration. Despite meeting criteria for urgent head CT imaging (age >65, head inju…
55y · Male·Haemorrhagic brain stem infarction due to hypertensive heart disease
… a 55-year-old man with multiple comorbidities including hypertensive heart disease, atherosclerosis, and chronic kidney disease requiring dialysis, was admitted to Rockhampton Hospital with severe headache and neck pai…
49y · Male·Complications of craniopharyngioma and pan-hypopituitarism
Stephen Ross Gamble, a 49-year-old man with long-standing craniopharyngioma and pan-hypopituitarism, resided in a community residential unit. His condition had been deteriorating in the months before July 2010, with mult…
55y · Male·Subdural haematoma in a man with diabetes mellitus and chronic kidney disease (r…
…from a spontaneous subdural haematoma while undergoing haemodialysis in prison custody. He presented with headache during dialysis on 10 May 2018 and rapidly deteriorated with loss of consciousness. Clinical lessons incl…
44y · Male·Subarachnoid haemorrhage due to ruptured anterior communicating artery aneurysm
…ptured anterior communicating artery aneurysm. He had pre-existing hypertension, depression, anxiety, and chronic pain. While at the remand centre, his pain medication (Lyrica/pregabalin) was appropriately weaned due to…
32y · Male·Subarachnoid haemorrhage due to ruptured cerebral aneurysm
…ce confirmed the aneurysm rupture was entirely unpredictable – he was asymptomatic with only non-specific headaches in his history that had no clinical indication for neuroimaging investigation. His headache complaints w…
43y · Female·Subarachnoid haemorrhage due to a ruptured berry aneurysm
…scovery of two large unruptured aneurysms. Key clinical failures included: failure to escalate increasing headaches (5-8/10) occurring 30 August–4 September to the treating neurosurgeon; delay in obtaining repeat imaging…
43y · Male·Multi-organ failure with coagulopathy secondary to acute exacerbation of chronic…
A 43-year-old man with a colloid cyst of the third ventricle presenting with progressive headache was admitted for planned endoscopic surgery. Surgery was delayed from Friday to Monday due to unavailabil…
33y · Female·multiple organ failure complicating sepsis in a woman with cirrhosis of the live…
Amy Tinker, a 33-year-old Aboriginal woman with unrecognised cirrhosis from chronic alcohol abuse, died from sepsis-related multi-organ failure while imprisoned. She had been admitted to Ro…
43y · Male·Pneumonia
Jeffrey John Hartwig, a 43-year-old with chronic schizophrenia and opiate dependence, died from pneumonia following cardiorespiratory collapse on an acute…
33y · Male·Longstanding atheromatous coronary artery disease with severe stenosis and cardi…
…artery disease with cardiac hypertrophy. On presentation to the prison clinic with non-specific symptoms (headache, throat pain, arm and chest pain), chest pain was not clearly documented—he denied it when directly asked…
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