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23 results for mild cognitive impairment

NSWcommunity2023-03-24

Inquest into the disappearance and suspected death of Annemarie Jeffery

73y · Female·Unknown

Annemarie Jeffery, a 73-year-old woman with a history of epilepsy and mild cognitive impairment, disappeared from a campground near Brooms Head NSW on 25 August 2020. She had left th…

neurologygeneral practicelevetiracetam
VIChome2022-07-21

Finding into death of Mrs A

78y · Female·Stab wounds to the chest

…, 78, was fatally stabbed by her husband Mr B in their Melbourne home in November 2019. Mr B had documented mild cognitive impairment diagnosed in 2017-2018, with progressive deterioration observed by family in the 18 mo…

general practiceforensic medicine
SAaged care2016-09-05

Coroner's Finding: BANNISTER Alfred Geoffrey

84y · Male·general inanition on a background of dementia with contributing ischaemic and hy…

… a background of dementia with contributing ischaemic and hypertensive heart disease. He had progressive cognitive decline following prostate cancer treatment in 2008, diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment in 2009. B…

geriatric medicinepsychiatry
VIChospital2018-06-28

Finding into death of Eugene William Twining

88y · Male·Ischaemic bowel in a man with fractured pelvis secondary to a motor vehicle inci…

An 88-year-old man with mild cognitive impairment and recent depressive symptoms ran in front of a stationary truck on Burke Road Melbou…

trauma surgeryintensive caremorphine
VIChospital2019-07-17

Finding into death of Vincenzo Bellina

48y · Male·Septicaemia in a man with a psoas abscess; Diabetes mellitis

A 48-year-old man with insulin-dependent diabetes, mild cognitive impairment, and chronic alcoholic liver disease was admitted with sepsis from a psoas abscess. Af…

surgeryinfectious diseasescommunicationsystemclindamycin
TAS2021-11-26

Coroner's Finding: Roberts Henry Arthur

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…

ophthalmologygeneral practice
WAhome2019-11-14

Inquest into the Suspected Death of Clarence Benningfiled BATEMAN

72y · Male·Fire at residential premises; death by burning and/or inhalation of fumes

…fell at a tavern and was cared for by local nursing staff and the tavern proprietor. He was put to bed with mild sleeping tablets. In the early hours of 25 September, a fire broke out in the kitchen/lounge area of his wo…

nitrazepam
VIChospital2025-06-03

Finding into death of DRF

95y · Female·Acute intracranial haemorrhage

DRF, a 95-year-old woman with dementia, hearing impairment, mobility limitations, and mild cognitive impairment, died from acute intracranial haemorrhage following…

geriatric medicineneurosurgerycommunicationsystemwarfarin
SAmental health2025-03-06

Coroner's Finding: Fowles, Wayne Lincoln

59y · Male·hanging

A 59-year-old man with major depression and psychotic features was lawfully detained under an inpatient treatment order at Noarlunga Hospital's Morier Ward. He was appropriately managed, initially in the high-dependency …

psychiatryemergency medicinelorazepam
QLDhome2009-09-15

Leach, Irene Clare

94y · Female·compression of the neck

…ired substantial force to operate, and had experienced previous operational problems. The deceased, who had mild age-related cognitive decline, may have confused the lift's operation. The coroner found the lift design an…

system
NSWaged care2016-04-05

Inquest into the death of Patricia NORTHCOTE

76y · Female·Major organ failure secondary to sepsis due to gram-positive bacteraemia from ur…

…ibuted this to difficult behaviour rather than recognising dementia symptoms. Earlier recognition of her cognitive impairment and holistic geriatric input might have improved care coordination and outcomes.

geriatric medicinerehabilitation medicinediagnosticsystem
SAaged care2024-05-22

Coroner's Finding: Donato, Anthony

85y · Male·blunt craniocerebral trauma following a fall

Anthony Donato, aged 85, died from blunt craniocerebral trauma following an unwitnessed fall at an aged care facility. He had dementia, hypertension, sleep apnoea, and previous falls. He was assessed as medium fall risk …

geriatric medicineemergency medicine
VIChome2016-06-23

Finding into death of John Charles Prohasky

66y · Male·unascertained

A 66-year-old man with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus and severe hypoglycaemia unawareness died on 20 June 2013, the day after commencing a Medtronic Paradigm insulin pump. He was found collapsed at home after plann…

endocrinologysystemcommunicationinsulin - rapid-acting
QLDcommunity2016-05-03

Foster, Troy Martin

32y · Male·gunshot wounds to the trunk

Troy Martin Foster, a 32-year-old man with intellectual impairment, mild cognitive disability, and a history of substance abuse and violence, died following a police shoot…

psychiatryemergency medicinecommunicationsystemalcohol
NSW2025-03-25

Inquest into the death of Bernard Greenwell

84y · Male·haemoperitoneum due to ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm

Bernard Greenwell, an 84-year-old male, died from rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) while in custody at Cessnock Correctional Centre. He experienced sudden-onset severe left groin pain at 11:30am on 25 April …

emergency medicinevascular surgery
VICmental health2019-09-19

Finding into death of Vanna Vassallo

68y · Female·Complications of a right subdural haemorrhage (palliated), sustained in a fall

Vanna Vassallo, a 68-year-old with schizophrenia, chronic comorbidities and documented high fall risk, died from complications of a subdural haemorrhage sustained in a fall at an aged mental health inpatient unit. She ha…

psychiatrygeriatric medicinepossibly_preventablefluphenazine decanoate
VIChospital2025-03-12

Finding into death of Robin Albert Banks

90y · Male·Pneumonia complicating injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident

A 90-year-old man died from pneumonia following injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision. He had multiple reportable medical conditions including atrial fibrillation, coronary artery disease, chronic kidney diseas…

general medicinegeriatric medicinecommunicationsystemdigoxin
NSW2022-07-22

Inquest into the death of Daniel KING

33y · Male·multiple gunshot wounds to the head, trunk and limbs

Daniel King died following multiple gunshot wounds sustained during a police operation. He had acquired a firearm and attended three locations in western Sydney, discharging it before arriving at Penrith Police Station w…

psychiatryneurologysystemcocaine
NSWmental health2025-10-20

Inquest into the Death of JSZ

66y · Male·Multiple blunt force injuries

JSZ, a 66-year-old forensic patient with chronic paranoid schizophrenia, died by suicide while on unsupervised day leave from Cumberland Hospital's Bunya Unit on 20 September 2023. He jumped from a cliff at Queen Elizabe…

psychiatryproceduralcommunicationzyprexa relprevv
VICaged care2025-07-24

Finding into death of Silvie Marion Burton

89y · Female·Acute upper airway obstruction by food bolus

…e to evidence-based first aid protocols, and vigilant mealtime supervision for vulnerable residents with cognitive impairment.

geriatric medicineemergency medicineproceduraldelaycitalopram

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