13 results for “increased intracranial pressure”
15y · Male·global hypoxic cerebral injury following medical intervention for high velocity …
…decompressive craniectomy. However, he developed staphylococcal meningitis, severe cerebral oedema with intracranial pressure exceeding 90mmHg despite aggressive intervention, and ultimately global hypoxic cerebral injur…
78y · Male·head injury sustained when struck by a car
…o Royal Melbourne Hospital, neurosurgery, craniotomy and haematoma evacuation, he developed progressive intracranial pressure elevation and new parenchymal haemorrhage. He was extubated and died approximately 16 hours po…
27y · Male·Head injury
… five days later from traumatic brain injury with subdural haematoma. Medical review identified that an intracranial pressure (ICP) monitor migrated during treatment, potentially providing falsely reassuring readings and…
43y · Male·Multi-organ failure with coagulopathy secondary to acute exacerbation of chronic…
…equipment. Over Saturday, he deteriorated with worsening headache, vomiting, and nausea—classic signs of increased intracranial pressure. The neurosurgeon rescheduled surgery for Sunday morning but the patient suffered …
76y · Female·Head injury comprised of subdural haematoma, subarachnoid haemorrhage with brain…
…aged conservatively at a regional hospital, but her condition deteriorated markedly at 9pm with signs of increased intracranial pressure. Critical delays occurred in escalating and transferring her to a neurosurgical ce…
33y · Female·Raised intracranial pressure secondary to thrombosis of the superior sagittal, t…
…ing showed focal haemorrhage with oedema; repeat CT after 50 minutes showed significant progression with increased mass effect. However, the diagnosis of cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) was not pursued despite radiolog…
25y · Male·cerebral craniopharyngioma
…es. He died at home hours later. Post-mortem revealed a large cerebral craniopharyngioma causing raised intracranial pressure. The coroner found the death was natural causes but noted that early CT imaging could have pro…
80y · Male·Consequences of mechanical restraint following ride on mower incident
…bankment, trapping him underneath. He was found head-down in a position that compromised circulation and increased intracranial pressure, leading to death from mechanical restraint. The mower was not fitted with roll-ov…
76y · Male·Intracranial Haemorrhage Secondary to Blunt Head Trauma (Fall) in the Setting of…
A 76-year-old man with newly diagnosed chronic myeloid leukaemia in blast crisis was admitted to hospital with sepsis and pancytopenia from chemotherapy. He suffered multiple falls while confused from sepsis, sustaining …
39y · Male·Complications following extradural haemorrhage (operated) sustained in an electr…
…ented to ED with GCS 13 but rapidly deteriorated to GCS 4 with fixed dilated pupil, indicating critical intracranial injury. CT imaging revealed large extradural haemorrhage with midline shift, base of skull fracture, an…
20y · Male·anoxic brain injury following cardio-respiratory arrest caused by hypoxia result…
A 20-year-old male died from anoxic brain injury following cardiac arrest caused by hypoxia resulting from tracheostomy tube occlusion. After motor vehicle trauma, he underwent surgery and was eventually transferred to a…
40y · Male·Head injury from assault
George Edgar Challis, a 40-year-old remand prisoner, died on 12 July 2006, eleven days after being assaulted by another inmate at Woodford Correctional Centre. He sustained a severe head injury from stomping to the head,…
25y · Male·traumatic basal subarachnoid haemorrhage due to vertebral artery dissection
Phillip Hughes, a 25-year-old professional cricketer, died from traumatic basal subarachnoid haemorrhage caused by vertebral artery dissection after being struck on the neck by a cricket ball during a Sheffield Shield ma…
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