83 results for “developmental delay”
3y · Unknown·High grade pontine glioma
…e died from high-grade pontine glioma, an aggressive brain tumour. The child had presented with severe developmental delay, behavioural problems, and global developmental concerns attributed to neglect and prenatal drug…
5y · Female·chronic hydrocephalus
…rine on 2 July 2004. She required constant medication and full-time care for daily seizures and severe developmental delay. Post-mortem examination confirmed death from chronic hydrocephalus; progressive increase in int…
17y · Male·bronchopneumonia following epileptic seizure in a boy with a history of cerebral…
A 17-year-old boy with severe cerebral palsy, global developmental delay, and epilepsy died of bronchopneumonia following an epileptic seizure at home in Western Austral…
23y · Female·Death by homicide; medical cause unable to be determined due to body not being l…
…June 2009 near Leitchville, likely as a result of homicide. Evidence shows Krystal was vulnerable with developmental delays, poor self-care abilities, and limited social skills. She left hospital for a supposed party, m…
67y · Female·pulmonary thromboembolus due to deep vein thrombosis
Ms Procter, a 67-year-old woman with developmental delay and longstanding mental health issues, died from pulmonary thromboembolism following hip fractur…
4y · Male·Peritoneal sepsis caused by a perforated duodenal ulcer
A 4-year-old boy with significant global developmental delay and non-verbal communication died from peritoneal sepsis caused by a perforated duodenal ulcer. …
6y · Male·respiratory failure due to pneumonia
…boriginal child with multiple serious congenital conditions including cerebral palsy, epilepsy, severe developmental delay, aspiration syndrome, and microcephaly. He was in state care under a Protection Order. After adm…
34y · Female·aspiration pneumonia in the setting of pseudo-obstruction of the large bowel
34-year-old woman with cerebral palsy, developmental delay, epilepsy, chronic bowel pseudo-obstruction, and swallowing difficulties died from aspiration pn…
9y · Female·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident (pedestrian)
Aluel Ajak, a 9-year-old girl with autism spectrum disorder, severe developmental delay, and moderate intellectual disability, died from injuries sustained when struck by a motor vehic…
15y · Male·bronchopneumonia secondary to chronic chest dysmorphology caused by congenital b…
Lee Shaun Wurramarrba was a 15-year-old severely disabled boy with cerebral palsy, global developmental delay, kyphoscoliosis, epilepsy, and chronic chest anatomical distortion who died from bronchopneumoni…
5y · Female·Pneumonia as a complication of septo-optic cerebral dysplasia
…-old Aboriginal girl with septo-optic dysplasia, a rare congenital brain malformation causing profound developmental delay, spastic quadriparesis, poorly controlled epilepsy, hearing and visual impairment, and diabetes …
30y · Male·Exsanguination due to an incision in the radial vein of his right wrist
…to his radial vein. He had complex mental health needs including schizophrenia, acquired brain injury, developmental delay, and substance abuse history. The coroner concluded that Justice Health and Corrective Services …
2y · Female·Complications of severe anaemia and SARS-CoV2 (COVID-19) infection
…ulties, took almost exclusively milk and yoghurt, and was profoundly anaemic with poor muscle tone and developmental delay. Although Child Development Service identified anaemia risk and recommended GP assessment and ir…
21y · Female·hypoxic brain injury due to choking on food, with Bardet-Biedl Syndrome as a con…
Jordan Sargent, a 21-year-old with Bardet-Biedl Syndrome causing intellectual disability and developmental delays, died from hypoxic brain injury after choking on a Jaffa lolly while being driven in a minibus …
29y · Male·Unascertained
AR was a 29-year-old man with autism, developmental disability and epilepsy living in a residential disability care facility. He was found unconscious and…
3y · Male·Pneumonia and respiratory failure in association with metachromatic leukodystrop…
…ere appropriately managed. The case highlights excellent end-of-life care coordination, though there was a delayed notification to the Coroner of the death in 2013. Key clinical lessons include the importance of develop…
5y · Female·Epilepsy in association with Cerebral Palsy
…psy died at home, likely from a seizure. She had multiple medical complexities including microcephaly, developmental delay, unsafe swallow managed by feeding tube, and severe spasticity requiring total care dependency. …
28y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in a man with cerebral palsy
…-year-old man with cerebral palsy, treatment-resistant epilepsy, cortical vision impairment and global developmental delay, died from aspiration pneumonia. He developed a cough on 24 August 2017 and was seen by his GP o…
63y · Female·Cardiomegaly in a woman with aortic stenosis
Elizabeth Joy Whelan, a 63-year-old woman with developmental delay and autism-like traits, died from cardiomegaly secondary to aortic stenosis while residing in a …
9y · Male·sigmoid volvulus
Lawrence Betts, a 9-year-old Aboriginal boy with Goldenhar syndrome and developmental disability including pica (ingesting foreign substances), died from sigmoid volvulus complicated by in…
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