15 results for “hemiparesis”
49y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia in the setting of cerebral palsy and epilepsy
Louise Hayes, a 49-year-old woman with cerebral palsy, epilepsy, and dysphagia, died from aspiration pneumonia at Kilmore & District Hospital. She had experienced deteriorating health in 2020 with increased seizures and …
63y · Female·Sepsis with multiorgan failure in the setting of limb cellulitis complicating a …
…orbidities (obesity, chronic lung disease, obstructive sleep apnoea, prior cerebrovascular disease with hemiparesis) sustained a 4cm laceration to her right shin from a motorised wheelchair accident at her supported NDI…
75y · Male·Metastatic prostatic carcinoma
A 75-year-old Indigenous man died from metastatic prostate cancer while in prison custody. Diagnosed with cancer in 2012, he also had haemophilia A, ischaemic heart disease, and prior cerebrovascular accidents. By 2016, …
53y · Male·Gastrointestinal haemorrhage complicating recent PEG insertion with stroke as a …
Tan Van Tran, a 53-year-old man with prior stroke causing severe dysphagia, died from gastrointestinal haemorrhage complicating recent PEG insertion. He was admitted with aspiration pneumonia and underwent PEG placement …
5y · Male·extensive skull fracturing and traumatic brain injury from pedestrian strike by …
A 5-year-old boy with significant disabilities from pneumococcal meningitis and stroke (right hemiparesis, hearing loss, epilepsy) was temporarily placed in care by the Department of Children and Families for …
10y · Male·Unascertained - sudden and unexpected death; evidence did not allow determinatio…
Ezekiel Howard, a 10-year-old boy, died suddenly in his sleep on 12 September 2011. His death remains unexplained despite extensive investigation. The coroner could not determine whether death resulted from undiagnosed e…
3y · Unknown·High grade pontine glioma
A three-year-old child in foster care died from high-grade pontine glioma, an aggressive brain tumour. The child had presented with severe developmental delay, behavioural problems, and global developmental concerns attr…
51y · Female·Bronchopneumonia and cerebral infarction in a woman with cerebral palsy
…swallowing difficulties suffered a stroke on 10 July 2015, presenting with right-sided facial droop and hemiparesis. Initial investigations at North East Health were inconclusive. She developed ongoing seizures and rema…
83y · Male·left middle cerebral artery cerebrovascular accident
An 83-year-old male prisoner died from a left middle cerebral artery stroke on 26 October 2022, seven days after presenting with acute stroke symptoms. Mr Radan had atrial fibrillation and was prescribed dabigatran for a…
59y · Female·Multiple drug toxicity (propoxyphene, citalopram, oxazepam and others)
Mrs DA, aged 59, died from multiple drug toxicity (propoxyphene, citalopram, oxazepam and others) in March 2014. She had suffered a severe stroke in 2006 with resultant significant disability, chronic pain, and subsequen…
76y · Male·complications of cerebrovascular accident on a background of atrial fibrillation
Malcolm George Baker, a 76-year-old prisoner serving a life sentence, died from complications of cerebrovascular accident on a background of atrial fibrillation. He had suffered two prior strokes (2020, 2021) leaving him…
47y · Male·unascertained
Eric Donald Brandrick, aged 47, disappeared from his home in North Fremantle, Western Australia, after 31 December 1989. He had suffered a severe stroke in September 1988 causing left-sided paralysis, visual impairment, …
36y · Male·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
A 36-year-old man with schizoaffective disorder, traumatic brain injury, and substance use disorder died by ligature while an involuntary inpatient in a locked mental health ward. He was on hourly observations and had re…
55y · Female·Plastic bag suffocation
Alison Copeland, aged 55, died by plastic bag suffocation after living with severe physical disability and depression since suffering a subarachnoid haemorrhage in 1995. She had made multiple suicide attempts over 16 yea…
66y · Male·unascertained (differential diagnosis: chronic alcoholism with alcohol withdrawa…
Colin Norman, a 66-year-old man with significant disability from traumatic brain injury, chronic alcoholism and liver cirrhosis, died at home after failing to receive essential disability support services over a weekend.…
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