40 results for “headaches”
32y · Female·Hypoxic brain injury due to a combination of factors arising from subdural haema…
…arean section. She developed a subdural haematoma (rare complication) and persistent post-dural puncture headaches requiring rest. After discharge, her husband contacted the neurosurgeon twice expressing increasing conc…
57y · Male·Subarachnoid Haemorrhage Secondary to Ruptured Pericallosal Aneurysm
… on 7 August 2021. The coroner's Health and Medical Investigations Team found that without prior warning headaches (sentinel headaches), the event could not have been predicted or prevented. The death was from natural c…
33y · Male·acute hydrocephalus following ventricular blockage by a colloid cyst
…cyst in the brain while in custody at Darwin Correctional Centre. He had complained of severe, recurring headaches for months before his fatal seizure. The coroner found that while the cause of death was natural and not…
32y · Male·unknown cause, likely natural causes possibly complicated by accident in remote …
…tment. He was in poor health with a history of seizures, recent head injury with scalp infection, severe headaches, and gastroenteritis. He had been off work the day before, appearing unwell and irrational. The initial …
43y · Female·Subarachnoid haemorrhage due to a ruptured berry aneurysm
…covery of two large unruptured aneurysms. Key clinical failures included: failure to escalate increasing headaches (5-8/10) occurring 30 August–4 September to the treating neurosurgeon; delay in obtaining repeat imaging…
47y · Female·unascertained - natural causes
…er (treated), and possible recurrent Barmah Forest Virus infection. Recent symptoms included fatigue and headaches. Her husband reported she may have had sleep apnoea but without evidence of cardiac damage. The coroner …
70y · Male·Unknown cause; presumed drowning but sudden medical event cannot be excluded
George William Le Vaux, a 70-year-old man with multiple chronic health conditions including severe headaches, back pain, fibromyalgia, and chronic fatigue syndrome, disappeared after being dropped at Swanbourne Be…
18y · Male·rupture of a left frontal cerebral abscess
…d by sinus infection. Craig was admitted on remand in early October 2010 and presented with intermittent headaches, vomiting, eye swelling, and flu-like symptoms over several weeks. On the weekend preceding his death (2…
25y · Male·Ruptured berry aneurysm and sequelae resulting in catastrophic subarachnoid and …
…ypertension and significant risk factors including smoking and substance abuse. Although he had reported headaches in the preceding days and received aspirin treatment, expert opinion concluded that: (1) the headaches w…
32y · Male·Subarachnoid haemorrhage due to ruptured cerebral aneurysm
…e confirmed the aneurysm rupture was entirely unpredictable – he was asymptomatic with only non-specific headaches in his history that had no clinical indication for neuroimaging investigation. His headache complaints w…
20y · Male·sudden unexplained death in epilepsy (SUDEP); right frontal lobe epidermal cyst …
…with a history of seizures and a previously resected frontal lobe cyst presented to hospital with severe headaches. Despite his significant medical history of epilepsy and prior neurosurgery, he was discharged the same …
44y · Male·Hodgkin's Lymphoma
…1 December 2015 at Long Bay Hospital. He presented with symptoms including lumps under armpits (August), headaches and dizziness (August), and abdominal pain (October). Diagnosis was made in October following liver biop…
41y · Female·complications of intracerebral haemorrhage due to ruptured aneurysm
…essed by the medical officer who did not review prior records. On 11 December, a nurse failed to address headaches listed on the appointment request form, citing a misunderstood 'therapeutic program' philosophy. On 21 D…
64y · Female·Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV)-like arenavirus infection, post liver …
…transplantation. The donor had recently returned from Serbia with unexplained weight loss, lethargy, and headaches. Two other recipients of the same donor's organs also died from the same novel virus within 6 days. Post…
50y · Male·Unascertained
…uding alcohol consumption, poor diet, and limited medical engagement. In early January 2024, he reported headaches and cardiac symptoms (tachycardia, palpitations) to his workplace contact. He had two prior ED presentat…
Unknown·Michael William Dunk: gunshot wounds to upper abdomen and head. Elishka Dawn Joh…
This finding concerns two deaths arising from a domestic tragedy involving relationship breakdown. Michael William Dunk (46) was shot by his de facto partner Elishka Dawn Johnson (41) on 8-10 April 2015 at their Tasmania…
62y · Male·Complications of metastatic malignancy (likely lung primary)
…vealed advanced metastatic disease. He presented to hospital on 13 October with confusion, delirium, and headaches attributed to possible meningeal involvement or paraneoplastic syndrome. Despite palliative care, he det…
50y · Male·Cardiomegaly and ischaemic coronary artery disease
A 50-year-old man with significant cardiac risk factors (family history of heart disease, prior coronary stent, diabetes, hypertension, hypercholesterolaemia, smoking) collapsed in cardiac arrest on a V/Line train. Despi…
36y · Male·Hanging (Mr Sharma); Homicide by smothering/suffocation or chloroform exposure (…
…matic brain injury in a motor vehicle collision six months earlier, experiencing cognitive difficulties, headaches, and work stress upon return to employment. Multiple healthcare professionals assessed both Mr and Ms Sh…
30y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease and coronary artery atherosclerosis
… and inhalers but frequently missed doses or took himself off medication. Days before death, he reported headaches, flu-like symptoms, and difficulty breathing to a fellow prisoner but did not attend medical review. He …
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