251 results for “cognitive impairment”
73y · Female·Unknown
Annemarie Jeffery, a 73-year-old woman with a history of epilepsy and mild cognitive impairment, disappeared from a campground near Brooms Head NSW on 25 August 2020. She had left the group…
78y · Female·Stab wounds to the chest
…s fatally stabbed by her husband Mr B in their Melbourne home in November 2019. Mr B had documented mild cognitive impairment diagnosed in 2017-2018, with progressive deterioration observed by family in the 18 months pr…
58y · Male·drowning
…oliday on 27 March 2003 and is presumed to have drowned. He had recently been diagnosed with significant cognitive impairment affecting information processing and memory following complaints of fatigue and short-term me…
69y · Male·asphyxia due to choking on food
…ar-old man with significant medical comorbidities (diabetes, amputation, prostate cancer, recent MI) and cognitive impairment, died from asphyxia after choking on food while a resident at Roy Fagan Centre, a psychiatric…
52y · Male·Unable to determine
…om St Helens, Tasmania on 25 November 2018 and is presumed dead. He had an acquired brain injury causing cognitive impairment, physical disability, and a tendency to become disoriented. In the weeks before disappearance…
87y · Male·Blunt trauma of the head and chest
…s tractor on 16 March 2020. He had multiple serious health conditions including leukaemia, severe vision impairment from macular degeneration, near-total deafness, and previous cognitive impairment. His ophthalmologist h…
82y · Female·unascertained
…n 18 March 2021. She had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in February 2020 and showed progressive cognitive decline. Despite referral for aged care support, she refused assistance and remained living independentl…
65y · Female·Injuries Sustained in Motor Vehicle Collision (Pedestrian)
A 65-year-old woman with profound cognitive impairment was struck by a vehicle driven by a learner driver who was operating the motor vehicle withou…
73y · Male·Unknown (possibly impact with water, drowning, injury, exhaustion, dehydration, …
A 73-year-old man with recent cognitive decline jumped from a cruise ship in Western Australia, resulting in death. Clinical lessons include rec…
27y · Male·multiple injuries
…ilding on New Year's Eve 2016. He had ingested LSD, ketamine, and cannabinoids, which caused significant cognitive impairment and perceptual distortion. While intoxicated, he climbed to the rooftop and was seen pacing e…
59y · Female·Unable to determine - body too decomposed at autopsy
…lice attended her home after welfare concerns and called an ambulance. Paramedics documented significant cognitive and behavioural concerns: incoherence, poor speech, bizarre behaviour, inappropriate responses, and poor…
84y · Male·advanced atherosclerotic coronary vascular disease
…ry vascular disease with contributing emphysema from lifelong smoking. He lived alone despite documented cognitive impairment and functional decline following a 2014 subdural haematoma. Key clinical lessons: (1) his car…
69y · Male·aspiration pneumonia on a background of ischaemic heart disease and diabetes
…ubject to guardianship orders after assessment showed he lacked capacity to make living decisions due to cognitive impairment and risk-taking behaviour. During his stay at Edenfield Family Care, his condition deteriorat…
73y · Male·Multiple injuries (head, neck, chest, pelvis, and limb) sustained as a pedestria…
… below the speed limit, and took evasive action but could not avoid the collision. Mr Gillam's declining cognitive state—worsened by previous head injuries—appears to have caused lack of awareness of his surroundings an…
74y · Male·Mixed prescription drug toxicity (codeine, paracetamol, mirtazapine, promethazin…
…uding cerebellar ataxia, COPD, depression and anxiety died from mixed prescription drug toxicity. He had cognitive impairment affecting medication management and habitually purchased over-the-counter sedatives (prometha…
86y · Male·pneumonia
An 86-year-old man with emphysema, heart disease, cognitive impairment and recent pneumonia admissions fell in a nursing home bathroom and sustained rib fractures a…
90y · Male·acute myocardial infarction on a background of ischaemic heart disease, pneumoni…
…tory (previous bypass surgery and pacemaker) died of acute myocardial infarction following pneumonia and cognitive decline. He was admitted to hospital after falls, with documented 10kg weight loss. A myocardial infarct…
81y · Male·Complications of metastatic gastric neuroendocrine carcinoma
… treatment, choosing to go home instead. A December 2024 neuropsychology assessment revealed significant cognitive impairment and major neurocognitive disorder. However, he was assessed as having adequate insight and de…
84y · Male·general inanition on a background of dementia with contributing ischaemic and hy…
… a background of dementia with contributing ischaemic and hypertensive heart disease. He had progressive cognitive decline following prostate cancer treatment in 2008, diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment in 2009. B…
81y · Male·asphyxia due to inhalation of products of combustion from a house fire
…ved a smouldering log, placing it on the floor beside the heater—behaviour consistent with his declining cognitive function. The log continued to smoulder overnight, eventually igniting surrounding carpet and floorboard…
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