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7 results for gait impairment

VIChome2025-09-02

Finding into death of Noel John Biggs

66y · Male·Undetermined (natural causes)

A 66-year-old man with multiple chronic conditions including Parkinson's disease, spastic gait syndrome, cognitive impairment, atrial fibrillation, and swallowing difficulties died at his supported disa…

general practiceforensic medicinelevetiracetam
VIChome2011-05-20

Finding into death of Alan Bishop

66y · Male·Injuries sustained in fall from height

A 66-year-old man with Parkinson's disease died from injuries sustained in a fall from his third-floor balcony. He had recently commenced Duodopa treatment via percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy for motor fluctuations, …

neurologygeneral practiceduodopa
NSWcommunity2023-03-16

Inquest into the death of Luis Fernandez

78y · Male·Not determined - no remains found, no postmortem examination possible

Luis Fernandez, 78, was reported missing on 1 January 2019 after last being seen on 28 December 2018 near Glenfield station. The coroner found he is now deceased but cannot determine the place, cause, or manner of death …

geriatric medicineforensic medicinesystemcommunication
VIChomePodcast2012-08-06

Finding into death of Margaret Grace McCreddan

59y · Female·Incised wound to right thigh and exsanguination

…d in a fall at home. She was prescribed high-dose morphine which caused excessive sedation and impaired her gait; she was unable to rise independently after falls. No falls prevention strategy was implemented despite reg…

general practicegeriatric medicinesystemdelaymorphine
TASaged care2023-08-08

Coroner's Finding: Bell, Elizabeth Robertson

84y · Female·pneumonia and fracture of the neck of right femur following a fall

…sustained in a fall at a residential aged care facility. She had advanced Alzheimer's disease, cognitive impairment, impulsive behaviour, and was assessed as high-risk for falls. A movement sensor alarm, which was part o…

geriatric medicinephysiotherapysystemproceduralmorphine
VICaged care2019-03-19

Finding into death of Anthony Charles Debono

97y · Male·Complications of a fractured left neck of femur (operated), sustained in a fall

A 97-year-old man with vascular dementia, visual impairment, gait instability and multiple falls risk factors fell during a supervised outing from his aged care fac…

geriatric medicineorthopaedic surgerysystemcommunication
VICmental health2019-09-19

Finding into death of Vanna Vassallo

68y · Female·Complications of a right subdural haemorrhage (palliated), sustained in a fall

Vanna Vassallo, a 68-year-old with schizophrenia, chronic comorbidities and documented high fall risk, died from complications of a subdural haemorrhage sustained in a fall at an aged mental health inpatient unit. She ha…

psychiatrygeriatric medicinepossibly_preventablefluphenazine decanoate

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