61 results for “hydrocephalus”
63y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia in a woman with seizure disorder, Down syndrome, dementia a…
…rom aspiration pneumonia complicated by seizure disorder, Down syndrome, dementia, and normal pressure hydrocephalus. She was in specialist disability accommodation in Colac. In the months before death, she experienced …
69y · Female·Hydrocephalus and subarachnoid haemorrhage in the setting of a fall in a woman w…
…conscious state, and seizure-like activity. CT imaging revealed bilateral subarachnoid haemorrhage and hydrocephalus. Neurosurgery determined intervention inappropriate given her frailty and poor prognosis. She was tran…
5y · Female·chronic hydrocephalus
…n Rose Woods, a 5-year-old girl with severe congenital brain damage, spastic quadriplegia, and chronic hydrocephalus since birth, died at home in Katherine on 2 July 2004. She required constant medication and full-time …
78y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia on a background of advanced vascular dementia
…d Rehabilitation Unit while serving a life sentence without parole. He had advanced vascular dementia, hydrocephalus, type 2 diabetes, and hypertension, progressively requiring total nursing care for all activities of d…
56y · Female·Complications arising from acute on chronic haemorrhage into suprachiasmal piloc…
…age into a suprachiasmal pilocytic astrocytoma. She had suffered an acquired brain injury in 2021 from hydrocephalus secondary to the brain tumour and was residing in specialist disability accommodation at the time of h…
76y · Male·Complications following surgery for intradural cervical meningioma
…e subsequently deteriorated, requiring transfer to coronary care. He developed complications including hydrocephalus and spinal fluid infection, leading to insertion of a stent in September. By October, with ongoing hea…
12y · Female·Raised intracranial pressure due to acute-on-chronic hydrocephalus in the contex…
…tric neurologist assessed her as cleared for surgery. Post-operatively, she developed acute-on-chronic hydrocephalus with raised intracranial pressure, causing sudden respiratory arrest and death. Clinical lessons inclu…
12y · Male·astrocytoma (brainstem, posterior fossa tumour with hydrocephalus and brainstem …
…coordination difficulties, and lethargy. CT imaging on 20 April revealed a posterior fossa tumour with hydrocephalus. The clinical team appropriately consulted a neurosurgeon in Adelaide and arranged transfer for the fo…
3y · Unknown·High grade pontine glioma
…ical signs pointing to a brain tumour. When found unresponsive, imaging revealed advanced disease with hydrocephalus and tonsillar herniation. Clinical management in hospital was appropriate; multidisciplinary teams cor…
61y · Female·Pneumonia in a woman with multiple co-morbidities
A 61-year-old woman with significant comorbidities including congenital hydrocephalus, stroke, obstructive sleep apnoea, and previous pneumonia with respiratory arrest (2017) died of pneum…
23y · Female·chronic hydrocephalus with brain swelling
A 23-year-old registered nurse with undiagnosed chronic hydrocephalus presented to the ED with neck pain, headache and vomiting. Dr B. assessed her briefly without formal e…
57y · Female·Urosepsis due to an obstructing renal calculus in a woman with multiple comorbid…
…cting kidney stone. She lived in supported disability accommodation with severe lifelong disabilities (hydrocephalus, cerebral palsy, non-verbal). An obstructing ureter stone was discovered in October 2024. After multip…
41y · Male·acute, severe hydrocephalus contributed to by longstanding chronic hydrocephalus…
Benjamin Cullen, aged 41, died on 25 February 2021 from acute severe hydrocephalus secondary to a brain tumour abutting the cerebral aqueduct. He suffered three seizures on 23 February …
61y · Male·Pulmonary aspiration of gastric contents (post seizure) due to chronic communica…
…, died from pulmonary aspiration of gastric contents following a seizure. He had chronic communicating hydrocephalus and encephalomalacia. At 1:30am, support worker Julie Magrath observed him having a seizure lasting th…
51y · Female·Aspiration in the setting of end stage down syndrome
Catherine Ann Collier, a 51-year-old woman with Down syndrome, end-stage hydrocephalus, and severe dysphagia, died from aspiration pneumonia following a choking episode while eating. The Di…
48y · Male·Complications of an intra-cranial haemorrhage
…vealed a large acute left frontal lobe intraparenchymal hemorrhage with intraventricular extension and hydrocephalus. An external ventricular drain was inserted and he was admitted to ICU. After clinical deterioration o…
33y · Male·acute hydrocephalus following ventricular blockage by a colloid cyst
Daniel Johnson, a 33-year-old Aboriginal man, died of acute hydrocephalus caused by a colloid cyst in the brain while in custody at Darwin Correctional Centre. He had complaine…
24y · Male·acute hydrocephalus due to undiagnosed colloid cyst of the third ventricle of th…
Brendan Burns, 24, died from acute hydrocephalus caused by an undiagnosed colloid cyst of the third ventricle. He presented with progressive severe occ…
85y · Male·cerebellar haemorrhage due to hypertension
…m with no heartbeat. A post-mortem revealed acute intracranial haemorrhage in the left cerebellum with hydrocephalus. The coroner found no evidence of deficiency in care and treatment. This case highlights appropriate e…
68y · Female·Terminal palliation in the setting of ischaemic liver and bronchopneumonia
…toms including urinary incontinence, poor mobility, and food refusal. Her GP suspected normal pressure hydrocephalus and sought neurological assessment and MRI imaging. However, medical decision-making was substantially…
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