17 results for “epilepsy (Lennox-Gastaut syndrome)”
45y · Male·Complications of Lennox-Gastaut syndrome
…aut syndrome living in residential care, was found unresponsive and died from complications of his severe epilepsy. His seizures had increased in frequency and severity in early 2017. A neurologist prescribed lamotrigine…
54y · Female·Complications of Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome
…a 54-year-old woman with Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome, died of natural causes from complications of her severe epilepsy whilst in supported accommodation at McCallum Disability Services. She was found unresponsive in bed on 2…
40y · Male·Unascertained; probable SUDEP (Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy) - natural ca…
…n normal range. The pathologist concluded the death was likely Probable SUDEP (Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy), a recognised complication of severe epilepsy mediated through neuro-cardiac and neuro-respiratory pathw…
38y · Female·Septicaemia, urosepsis, and Lennox Gastaut syndrome
…nessa Jenner, a 38-year-old woman with severe intellectual disability, cerebral palsy, and Lennox-Gastaut epilepsy, died from septicaemia and urosepsis following a urinary tract infection. She presented with bruising to …
47y · Female·Probable sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP)
…onsive in the bathroom at 1:20am on 7 February 2019. Autopsy revealed probable sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP). Post-mortem examination excluded cardiac, respiratory, gastrointestinal, and other acute patholo…
55y · Female·Refractory seizures secondary to Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (palliated)
Dorothy McIntosh, a 55-year-old woman with Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome and intellectual disability, died from refractory seizures in palliative care. She had experienced significant functional decline over 12 months, includi…
47y · Male·Complications of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia in a man with intellectual disabi…
Justin Dance, a 47-year-old man with intellectual disability, epilepsy, and chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, died of complications of his leukaemia while residing in supported di…
63y · Female·Acute on chronic lung disease in the setting of multiple comorbidities including…
Tammie Lou Arnel, aged 63, lived in Specialist Disability Accommodation with severe neurological and chronic medical conditions including cerebral palsy, Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, West syndrome, chronic kidney disease, dy…
64y · Male·Pneumonia in a man with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome
Raymond Dempster, a 64-year-old man with severe Lennox-Gastaut syndrome and dysphagia, died of pneumonia following aspiration. He had experienced recurrent aspiration pneumonia episodes over several years. Critical clini…
59y · Male·Pneumonia in a man with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome
A 59-year-old man with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, spastic quadriplegia, and severe intellectual disability died of pneumonia following aspiration risk. He had persistent respiratory symptoms from July 2019, including cough…
30y · Female·Global cerebral ischaemic injury and bronchopneumonia following PEA arrest in a …
A 30-year-old woman with Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome, a severe treatment-resistant epilepsy, died following cardiac arrest at a disability residential care facility. She was found entangled in a sw…
51y · Female·Status epilepticus on a background of Lennox Gastaut syndrome and cerebral palsy
Diane Maree Pearse, a 51-year-old woman with Lennox Gastaut syndrome and severe cerebral palsy, died from status epilepticus after prolonged deterioration. She had progressive dysphagia and recurrent seizures despite mul…
41y · Male·pneumonia in the setting of Lennox Gastaut Syndrome
A 41-year-old man with Lennox Gastaut Syndrome and significant physical disabilities died from pneumonia two days after presenting to his GP with fever and cough. The GP diagnosed a respiratory tract infection and prescr…
54y · Male·Neck injuries sustained in a fall - fracture of the fifth cervical vertebra (car…
Wayne Myhill, aged 54, died from a cervical spine fracture (C5 level) sustained in a fall at his group home in Ararat, Victoria. He had cerebral palsy, intellectual disability, Lennox-Gastaut syndrome with frequent seizu…
8y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia in a child with an epileptic encephalopathy and extreme cac…
…s 10 months, died from aspiration pneumonia with extreme cachexia (BMI 7). She had severe cerebral palsy, epilepsy (Lennox-Gastaut syndrome), and was entirely dependent on PEG tube feeding. Between January and August 201…
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 pneumonia. She was ad…
64y · Male·Complications of Severe Cerebral Palsy (Palliated)
Guy Edwin Gellibrand, 64, lived in supported NDIS accommodation with severe cerebral palsy, quadriplegia and non-verbal communication. In late September 2025, he presented to Monash Medical Centre with acute illness pres…
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