45y · Female·Epilepsy
… no identifiable association between cause of death and healthcare management. Key lesson: patients with recurrent seizures despite multiple anti-seizure medications require careful medication level monitoring and optim…
57y · Female·Metastatic triple negative breast cancer
…ic medications and trialled on brivaracetam for seizure control. Her condition rapidly deteriorated with recurrent seizures despite antiepileptic therapy, leading to death nine days later. The coroner found no evidence …
61y · Male·Epilepsy
Frank Kastelic, a 61-year-old NDIS participant with epilepsy residing in Specialist Disability Accommodation, died from epilepsy following a two-week hospital admission at Monash Medical Centre. He suffered a prolonged a…
62y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia complicating epilepsy in the setting of Down syndrome
…pilepsy, dementia and C1 partial quadriplegia, died from aspiration pneumonia at Austin Hospital. He had recurrent admissions over six months for pneumonia, asthma and seizures. On 3 April 2024, he presented with a seiz…
35y · Female·Global cerebral ischaemic injury in the setting of post caecal resection for col…
…erry Anne Golley, a 35-year-old woman with intellectual disability, autism, and epilepsy, presented with recurrent vomiting between December 2011 and February 2012, requiring multiple ED visits and hospital admissions. …
54y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia
…iration pneumonia following admission to Box Hill Hospital. He was admitted with aspiration pneumonia and seizures on 17 July 2018 and received appropriate treatment including intravenous antibiotics, oxygen, speech path…
65y · Female·Status epilepticus complicating cerebral palsy
…cus after multiple hospital admissions for aspiration pneumonia and declining functional status. She had recurrent aspiration pneumonia over three months (September to December 2023), with progressive deterioration. On …
50y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia, with epilepsy with frequent seizures as contributory cause
Hayley Michelle Impey, aged 50, died from aspiration pneumonia complicated by epilepsy with frequent seizures. She presented with status epilepticus requiring intubation and transfer to a tertiary hospital. She was …
71y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia complicating dysphagia and status epilepticus
… 24 September 2024 with progressive respiratory symptoms and was found to have pneumonia, atrial flutter, seizures, and evidence of stroke. She deteriorated despite treatment and was transitioned to end-of-life care, dyi…
63y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia in a woman with seizure disorder, Down syndrome, dementia a…
…was in specialist disability accommodation in Colac. In the months before death, she experienced multiple seizures and functional decline. On 2 October, she was found post-ictal with respiratory distress and transferred …
49y · Male·Complications of craniopharyngioma and pan-hypopituitarism
…odes of confusion, absconding, and hospital admissions. He was admitted to Austin Hospital on 6 July with seizures and low blood pressure, then transferred to the Repatriation Hospital's Palliative Care Unit for symptom …
49y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia in the setting of cerebral palsy and epilepsy
…pneumonia at Kilmore & District Hospital. She had experienced deteriorating health in 2020 with increased seizures and recurrent aspiration pneumonia requiring frequent hospitalisation. Following non-response to antibiot…
55y · Male·recurrent aspiration pneumonia in a man with severe intellectual disability comp…
…an Smith, a 55-year-old man with severe intellectual disability due to childhood encephalitis, died from recurrent aspiration pneumonia. He had experienced three episodes within a year prior to death. After admission in…
55y · Male·Traumatic brain injury caused by blunt force to the head sustained in a fall
…ctional Centre, died from traumatic brain injury sustained in a fall on 2 April 2015. He had experienced recurrent unexplained loss of consciousness episodes from November 2014, including previous falls with head injuri…
38y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in the setting of cerebral palsy
…s and oesophagitis, died from aspiration pneumonia. He was dependent on PEG feeding and had a history of recurrent respiratory infections. In the two months before death, he developed increased spasms and seizure activi…
32y · Male·unknown cause, likely natural causes possibly complicated by accident in remote …
…WA, while operating a steam roller for the Main Roads Department. He was in poor health with a history of seizures, recent head injury with scalp infection, severe headaches, and gastroenteritis. He had been off work the…
51y · Male·Complications of aspiration pneumonia in a man with status epilepticus
A 51-year-old man with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, intellectual disability, and recurrent aspiration pneumonia died from complications of aspiration pneumonia and status epilepticus. He presente…
51y · Female·Status epilepticus on a background of Lennox Gastaut syndrome and cerebral palsy
…ral palsy, died from status epilepticus after prolonged deterioration. She had progressive dysphagia and recurrent seizures despite multiple anti-epileptic medications. A PEG tube was deemed too high-risk given her seve…
34y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia in a woman with cerebral palsy and Lennox-Gastaut syndrome
Hannah Gray, a 34-year-old woman with cerebral palsy and Lennox-Gastaut syndrome living in specialist disability accommodation, died from aspiration pneumonia. She had experienced progressive health deterioration over th…
60y · Female·Focal pneumonia in a woman with emphysema and ischaemic heart disease
… been an involuntary patient with multiple prior respiratory arrests, aspiration pneumonia episodes, and recurrent chest infections requiring ICU-level care. On the evening before death, she was sedated with temazepam (…
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