94 results for “epilepsy”
63y · Female·Sudden Unexplained Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP)
Jeanette Hermassoo, a 63-year-old woman with epilepsy, died of Sudden Unexplained Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) while in custody or care at Austin Hospital on 2 No…
61y · Male·Epilepsy
Frank Kastelic, a 61-year-old NDIS participant with epilepsy residing in Specialist Disability Accommodation, died from epilepsy following a two-week hospital admissi…
58y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia, in the setting of epilepsy and Down's syndrome
John Rose, aged 58, with Down's syndrome and epilepsy, died from aspiration pneumonia at Sunshine Hospital. He was admitted following seizures and developed as…
59y · Male·Pneumonia in a man with cerebral palsy, asthma and epilepsy
Alfred Johann Faltermaier, a 59-year-old man with cerebral palsy, intellectual disability, asthma, and epilepsy, died from pneumonia with sepsis and multiorgan failure on 8 May 2025. Living in supported disability acc…
39y · Female·Respiratory failure in the setting of aspiration pneumonia in a woman with arthr…
Nicole Kateiva, a 39-year-old woman with arthrogryposis multiplex congenita, intellectual impairment, and epilepsy, died from respiratory failure due to aspiration pneumonia. She presented to hospital with two days of co…
75y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in the setting of epilepsy and cerebral palsy
Raymond Charles Levy, a 75-year-old man with cerebral palsy and epilepsy living in supported disability accommodation, died from aspiration pneumonia. He presented to hospital wi…
65y · Female·Bronchopneumonia and rhinovirus infection in a woman with cerebral palsy and epi…
…ed 65, a long-term resident of supported disability accommodation with cerebral palsy and well-controlled epilepsy, was admitted to Bendigo Hospital with febrile illness in May 2025. She was diagnosed with rhinovirus inf…
37y · Female·Unascertained
Fiona McBurney, 37, with Down syndrome, intellectual disability, Type 1 diabetes, and epilepsy, died at Helen Schutt House, a residential care facility, in June 2009. She was found deceased by care st…
64y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia in the setting of Down Syndrome and recent seizures
Ms Susanne Maree Deeker, a 64-year-old woman with Down syndrome, epilepsy, dementia, and gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, died from aspiration pneumonia following recent seizure…
53y · Female·Respiratory failure due to community acquired pneumonia and acute pulmonary oede…
Tracy Louise Walford, age 53, with Down syndrome, intellectual disability, and early-onset Alzheimer's disease, lived in Specialist Disability Accommodation. Over six to seven weeks prior to death, carers observed behavi…
60y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia in a woman with Down's syndrome with dementia and epilepsy
A 60-year-old woman with Down syndrome, dementia, and epilepsy died from aspiration pneumonia. She presented to hospital with pneumonia on 1 October, improved, and was …
79y · Female·Non-convulsive status epilepticus on a background of urinary tract sepsis and pn…
Carol Fay Glascott, 79, with Down syndrome, intellectual disability, epilepsy, and Lewy body dementia, died from non-convulsive status epilepticus on a background of urinary tract sep…
54y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in a man with cerebral palsy, epilepsy and recent PEG inser…
Steven John Brown, a 54-year-old man with cerebral palsy, epilepsy, and severe dysphagia, died from aspiration pneumonia on 15 August 2014, one day after PEG tube insertion…
60y · Female·Pneumonia with large pleural effusion
Ms Wood, a 60-year-old woman with Down syndrome, Alzheimer's disease and epilepsy residing in specialist disability accommodation, developed pneumonia with large pleural effusion and died…
41y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia
Trudi Newman, a 41-year-old woman with intellectual disability, resided in Department of Human Services special accommodation. On 4 April 2012, she returned from day placement unwell and was admitted to Bendigo Hospital,…
55y · Female·ischaemic heart disease complicated by epilepsy, asthma and schizophrenia
A 55-year-old woman with schizophrenia, epilepsy, asthma and COPD presented to hospital with abdominal pain and confusion. Initial ED assessment treated p…
44y · Male·aspiration pneumonia
…r Hollens, a 44-year-old man with chronic schizophrenia, traumatic brain injury, spastic paraparesis, and epilepsy, died of aspiration pneumonia after a 15-day admission to Royal Adelaide Hospital. He was transferred fro…
54y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia
Dale Roberts, a 54-year-old man with cerebral palsy, intellectual disability, epilepsy and severe dysphasia, died from aspiration pneumonia following admission to Box Hill Hospital. He was adm…
63y · Unknown·Pneumonia
…11 November 2025 at the Royal Melbourne Hospital. He had Down syndrome (Trisomy 21), Alzheimer's disease, epilepsy, and motor dyspraxia, and was living in a Specialist Disability Accommodation facility with supported ind…
55y · Male·Bronchopneumonia in a man with functional decline and trisomy 21
Trevor Bayldon, a 55-year-old man with Down syndrome, dementia, and epilepsy, died from bronchopneumonia at St Vincent's Hospital. He presented with respiratory distress and altered …
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