15 results for “muscle weakness”
63y · Male·respiratory failure due to chronic denervation atrophy due to peripheral neuropa…
…ibuting ischaemic heart disease. He was admitted to hospital with progressive restrictive lung disease and muscle weakness. During his admission, he expressed suicidal ideation, underwent psychiatric assessment, and was …
54y · Female·complications related to post-polio syndrome and chronic respiratory weakness; n…
…ilation with incomplete physiological assessment. Multiple factors likely contributed: chronic respiratory muscle weakness, recent transition to new ventilator with suboptimal back-up rate settings, alcohol consumption a…
0y · Female·Complications of spinal muscular atrophy
…as tolerating up to 60 minutes in a standard car seat prior to discharge. However, SMA causes progressive weakness and airway compromise risk in upright positions. The coroner identified that the rigid positioning in sta…
53y · Female·Unascertained
A 53-year-old woman died after consuming psilocybin-containing mushrooms at an unlicensed retreat. She consumed approximately 6 grams of mushroom powder brewed as tea, became unable to walk, reported breathing difficulti…
69y · Male·Advanced motor neurone disease leading to terminal respiratory failure
… advanced motor neurone disease with terminal respiratory failure. He experienced progressive arm and leg weakness from March 2009, initially attributed to angina. Neurological referral occurred in August 2010, with moto…
63y · Male·cerebral infarction
John Arthur Burns, a 63-year-old man with frontotemporal dementia and motor neurone disease, died from cerebral infarction on 17 September 2006 while in Westminster Aged Care Facility after only 12 days of residence. Des…
82y · Male·malignant mesothelioma (palliated)
Stan Jaksa, aged 82, died from malignant mesothelioma with palliation at Repatriation General Hospital. He was admitted with confusion and behavioral changes attributed initially to frontotemporal dementia but reassessed…
5y · Female·Pneumonia as a complication of septo-optic cerebral dysplasia
Shareya Shannon was a 5-year-old Aboriginal girl with septo-optic dysplasia, a rare congenital brain malformation causing profound developmental delay, spastic quadriparesis, poorly controlled epilepsy, hearing and visua…
66y · Male·bronchopneumonia in a man with invasive sarcoma-like tumour of the head, with te…
Benedict Chifley David Candy, a 66-year-old sentenced prisoner, died from bronchopneumonia complicating invasive sarcoma-like tumour of the head with terminal palliative care. He had a recurrent Merkel cell carcinoma tha…
57y · Female·Complications of muscular dystrophy
A 57-year-old woman with longstanding muscular dystrophy and newly diagnosed cardiomyopathy died from complications of her underlying condition. She became acutely unwell overnight at her residential support facility wit…
64y · Male·Sepsis and lung collapse precipitated by burns to 35% of body sustained while sm…
Michael Warren, a 64-year-old man with rapidly progressive Motor Neurone Disease (MND), died from sepsis and respiratory complications following severe burns sustained while smoking in a hospital courtyard. He was alone,…
5y · Male·aspiration pneumonia with terminal palliative care, in a male child with complex…
A 5-year-old boy with severe congenital myopathy and arthrogryposis died from aspiration pneumonia following terminal palliative care. He had multiple complex medical needs including unsafe swallowing, recurrent respirat…
41y · Female·Multiple injuries from assault
A 41-year-old woman with physical disability and stable mental health was killed by her adult son through severe blunt force trauma including extensive rib fractures causing flail chest, pneumohaemothorax, liver lacerati…
48y · Female·Acute respiratory failure (cerebral hypoxia) in a woman dependent on non-invasiv…
Michelle Griffin, 48, with motor neurone disease, died from acute respiratory failure while dependent on non-invasive ventilation (NIV) at home. A carer, Julie Manessis, was caring for her when the humidifier tipped over…
31y · Male·Lymphocytic Myocarditis in association with Acute Pericarditis (viral origin, ae…
… (viral origin). He presented to Carnarvon Regional Hospital on 20 December with chest and shoulder pain, weakness, and lethargy following previous pneumonia in October. Initial investigations suggested infection but lac…
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