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17 results for possible seizure activity

VIChospital2024-03-13

Finding into death of Grethe Larsen

67y · Female·Complications of metastatic lung cancer, in a woman with chronic obstructive pul…

…she experienced functional decline, was admitted to hospital with hypoxia and brain metastases, developed possible seizure activity, and died six days later. The coroner found no preventable factors. The case highlights …

palliative careemergency medicine
VICcommunity2026-03-23

Finding into death of PCH

14y · Female·Drowning in a person with epilepsy

…sy, drowned in a river while washing her hair during a family camping trip. She had experienced increased seizure frequency in October-November 2024, prompting a medication change from sodium valproate to lamotrigine. B…

paediatricsneurologylamotrigine
VIChome2026-05-25

Finding into death of Robyn Julia Richards

69y · Female·Hydrocephalus and subarachnoid haemorrhage in the setting of a fall in a woman w…

…ous injury. Five days later, she presented to hospital with acute agitation, altered conscious state, and seizure-like activity. CT imaging revealed bilateral subarachnoid haemorrhage and hydrocephalus. Neurosurgery det…

general practiceparamedicine
VIChospital2014-03-13

Finding into death of Kerry Anne Golley

35y · Female·Global cerebral ischaemic injury in the setting of post caecal resection for col…

…urgent waiting list for gastroscopy and colonoscopy. Following admission with vomiting, constipation, and seizures, she underwent left hemicolectomy for colorectal cancer at Albury Base Hospital. She suffered a suspecte…

general practiceemergency medicinediagnosticdelay
VIChome2024-11-18

Finding into death of Dean Andrew Broughton

29y · Male·Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP)

Dean Broughton, a 29-year-old man with hyperekplexia and possible epilepsy living in an assisted living facility, was found deceased at home. Autopsy and review of medical…

neurologyemergency medicinedelay
VICcommunity2016-06-07

Finding into death of Simon Mark Everill

55y · Male·Complications of right middle cerebral artery infarction

…t middle cerebral artery infarction on 3 September 2014 after experiencing two falls during a day service activity. His symptoms—including altered consciousness, weakness, and facial drooping—were initially attributed to…

general practiceemergency medicinediagnosticcommunicationsimvastatin
TASaged care2022-08-11

Coroner's Finding: Dora, Bogdan

74y · Male·Aspiration of gastric contents, significantly contributed to by advanced dementi…

Mr Bogdan Dora, aged 74, died from aspiration of gastric contents while residing at Roy Fagan Centre, a residential aged care facility for people with dementia. He had advanced dementia, emphysema, and severe atheroscler…

geriatric medicinepsychiatry
VIC2024-02-21

Finding into death of Tai Van Tran

43y · Male·Unascertained - attributed to metabolic/physiological derangement in context of …

Tai Van Tran, a 43-year-old man with daily heroin use, was arrested and remanded in police custody. He disclosed heroin use during intake assessment and was appropriately scheduled for medical review. On the following da…

emergency medicinecorrectional healthheroin
VIChome2024-11-06

Finding into death of Christopher Patrick Dabadie

43y · Male·Unascertained

Christopher Dabadie, a 43-year-old man with a history of alcohol use disorder and seizures, was found dead at home on 1 December 2021, two days after two presentations to hospital where he was in…

emergency medicinetoxicologysystem5f-cumyl-pinaca
NTcommunity2024

Inquest into the death of Road Death 13 of 2024

77y · Male·Blunt force head and chest injuries from motor vehicle collision

A 77-year-old male with a history of seizures (2017, 2023) died from blunt force head and chest injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision on 10 …

neurologycardiologysystemlamotrigine
VIChospital2012-06-25

Finding into death of Angela Murray

52y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia in a female who had undergone a laparoscopic cholecystectom…

… She had vomited large quantities of fluid prior to admission, including brown-coloured liquid suggesting possible haematemesis. Post-operatively, she experienced seizures and hypoxia requiring MET calls. The coroner fou…

surgerygeneral practice
VICaged care2017-05-31

Finding into death of Nerilee Elizabeth Barfoot

30y · Female·Global cerebral ischaemic injury and bronchopneumonia following PEA arrest in a …

…the time of the incident. The coroner could not determine whether she experienced cardiac arrest during a seizure or whether entanglement caused hypoxia leading to arrest. Prior to this death, the swing seat had not bee…

neurologyemergency medicinesystemcarbamazepine
NSWhospital2021-09-28

Inquest into the death of Gwenith ELKINGTON

60y · Female·acute cerebral bleed resulting from blunt trauma and late haemorrhagic progressi…

…ally, the progression occurred on the evening of 23 September 2015, when Gwenith experienced vomiting and seizure-like activity, but medical assistance was not sought until 10:20am on 24 September 2015. Expert evidence …

emergency medicineneurosurgerydelaycommunicationibuprofen
NSW2025-09-03

Inquest into the death of Daniel Leehy

47y · Male·ischaemic heart disease with seizure disorder and schizophrenia being other sign…

…th frequent medication non-compliance due to delusional beliefs that his anti-epileptic medication caused seizures. While he experienced multiple seizures and required hospital transfers, care provided by Justice Health…

forensic medicinepsychiatrysodium valproate
VICcommunity2021-03-31

Finding into death of Bruce Vernon Taylor

53y · Male·Complications of old brain injury in prior motor vehicle incident

…ignificantly. His treating neurologist and rehabilitation physician recommended gradual cessation of anti-seizure medication (Epilim) as seizure activity had not been witnessed for years and the medication may have been…

general practiceneurologysodium valproate
NSWcommunity2026-03-25

Inquest into the death of Jesse Riley

31y · Male·Status epilepsy secondary to cerebral cavernoma

Jesse Riley, a 31-year-old with undiagnosed cerebral cavernoma, experienced status epilepticus triggered by an unknown cause (possibly nicotine from recent vaping). While in post-ictal delirium, he was perceived as aggre…

paramedicineemergency medicinecommunicationsystemdroperidol
VIChome2021-03-19

Finding into death of Kim Melissa Hall

36y · Female·combined effects of baclofen toxicity and blunt head injury

… order, she ingested a large quantity of baclofen. She became delirious, disoriented, and likely suffered seizures, sustaining multiple injuries over several hours while alone at home. The coroner found no evidence of i…

general practiceaddiction medicinemedicationbaclofen

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