24 results for “memory impairment”
58y · Male·drowning
…27 March 2003 and is presumed to have drowned. He had recently been diagnosed with significant cognitive impairment affecting information processing and memory following complaints of fatigue and short-term memory loss. …
73y · Male·Unknown (possibly impact with water, drowning, injury, exhaustion, dehydration, …
…ruise ship in Western Australia, resulting in death. Clinical lessons include recognising that cognitive impairment and depression may manifest as behavioural changes rather than explicit complaints. The deceased had und…
65y · Male·presumed death, actual circumstances unknown
… 22 December 1995 and was presumed deceased. He had Alzheimer's disease with documented cognitive decline, memory impairment, and disinhibited behaviour. His wife left Tasmania on 4 December 1995, leaving Mr Rallings uns…
40y · Male·Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) resulting from post-traumatic brain …
…developed post-traumatic epilepsy with persistent seizures despite medication compliance challenges due to memory impairment. On 11 February 2021, he suffered a fatal seizure at home. The workplace incident was preventab…
91y · Female·pelvic haematoma arising from a fracture of the neck of the left femur sustained…
…s were implemented—only verbal advice to remain in bed. Despite documented dementia with marked short-term memory loss and poor insight, no physical fall prevention strategies were employed (no bed lowering, floor mats, …
81y · Male·Unable to determine - likely dehydration and exposure in remote bushland terrain…
…in May 1986 from a remote area near Davyhurst, Western Australia. He had cognitive decline with short-term memory loss, difficulty walking due to hip surgery complications, a heart condition managed with a pacemaker, and…
87y · Male·Blunt trauma of the head and chest
…s tractor on 16 March 2020. He had multiple serious health conditions including leukaemia, severe vision impairment from macular degeneration, near-total deafness, and previous cognitive impairment. His ophthalmologist h…
73y · Male·unknown
A 73-year-old man with dementia and frontal lobe impairments disappeared from a nursing home on 5 January 2018; his remains were discovered a year later in a nearby…
74y · Male·Mixed prescription drug toxicity (codeine, paracetamol, mirtazapine, promethazin…
…bellar ataxia, COPD, depression and anxiety died from mixed prescription drug toxicity. He had cognitive impairment affecting medication management and habitually purchased over-the-counter sedatives (promethazine, doxyl…
71y · Female·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle crash
…agnitude of risk and recommended stronger warnings on the product box and bottle about potential driving impairment.
66y · Male·Unknown - death presumed to have occurred but cause undetermined
This finding concerns the disappearance and presumed death of Alison Henderson Mason, an 66-year-old man with cardiac, cognitive, and mental health issues who disappeared from his home in Devonport, Tasmania on 8 October…
25y · Female·Multiple injuries from motor vehicle accident
…t 4:30 AM), the driver's age (60) with age-related diminished night vision, and the pedestrian's alcohol impairment (blood alcohol 0.197). The coroner rejected a suggestion to refer for dangerous driving prosecution, fin…
72y · Male·Fire at residential premises; death by burning and/or inhalation of fumes
… and was consumed by the fire. The finding emphasises the vulnerability of an elderly man with cognitive impairment living in a fire-prone wooden home with a documented smoking habit and inadequate supervision.
90y · Female·Hospital acquired pneumonia in the setting of recent fractures of neck of humeru…
A 90-year-old woman with multiple comorbidities residing in aged care sustained a hip fracture from a fall in January 2018. Following surgical repair and initial hospital treatment, she was transferred to a rehabilitatio…
76y · Female·dehydration, hypothermia and exhaustion
Elizabeth O'Pray, a 76-year-old woman with a history of transient ischaemic attack and early cognitive difficulties, became lost while walking in bushland near Katoomba, NSW on 7 March 2016. Despite extensive police sear…
38y · Male·hanging
Shane Tuck, an elite AFL player (2004-2013) and professional boxer (2015-2017), was found deceased by hanging on 20 July 2020. Post-mortem neuropathology confirmed severe stage III chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).…
23y · Female·Death by homicide; medical cause unable to be determined due to body not being l…
Krystal Lee Fraser, 23 years old and nine months pregnant, disappeared from Pyramid Hill, Victoria on 20 June 2009 and has never been found. The coroner concluded she died on or shortly after 21 June 2009 near Leitchvill…
59y · Male·Multiple injuries due to motor vehicle collision (motorcyclist)
John Norman Spence, 59, died from multiple injuries sustained in a motorcycle collision with a Mercedes sedan driven by an 89-year-old man with undiagnosed vascular dementia. The driver had an expired medical certificate…
83y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in collision with train (pedestrian)
An 83-year-old man with probable Alzheimer's disease died after being struck by a train while attempting to climb from railway tracks. Despite living in aged care with documented cognitive decline and falls, he was permi…
35y · Female·homicide by smothering/suffocation, possibly facilitated by chloroform exposure
…s where controlling and isolating behaviours may not be recognized; (2) After head injury with cognitive impairment, mood disturbance and work difficulty, suicide risk assessment should be performed; (3) Systems should f…
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