161 results for “seizure disorder”
63y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia in a woman with seizure disorder, Down syndrome, dementia a…
Sharon Harris, 63, died from aspiration pneumonia complicated by seizure disorder, Down syndrome, dementia, and normal pressure hydrocephalus. She was in specialist disability ac…
7y · Male·Complications following cardiorespiratory arrest in association with a seizure i…
…as a 7-year-old Aboriginal boy with severe disabilities (cerebral palsy, intellectual impairment, chronic seizures, microencephaly). Placed in family care by the Department of Communities on 28 April 2014, he was admitt…
20y · Male·Drowning precipitated by a seizure
Cameron De Vries, a 20-year-old man with severe autism spectrum disorder and global developmental delay, died by drowning precipitated by a seizure in a bathtub at a disability s…
7y · Female·aspiration pneumonia leading to multi-organ failure in a female child with compl…
A child with severe cerebral palsy, hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy, microcephaly and seizure disorder died of aspiration pneumonia leading to multi-organ failure. Born with severe perinatal brain in…
62y · Male·Head injury (acute subdural haemorrhage and fractured skull)
A 62-year-old man with schizophrenia, lung cancer, and seizure history was an involuntary patient at Broadmeadows Psychiatric Unit. While supervised in the courtyard, h…
51y · Male·Blunt head injury sustained in the circumstances of a seizure
…an with poorly controlled epilepsy and chronic alcoholism, died from blunt head injury sustained during a seizure in his home. He had not taken his anti-epileptic medication (Epilim) for four days prior to death, making…
49y · Male·traumatic amputation of right lower leg due to being trapped under a moving trac…
Darryl Arthur Adamson, a 49-year-old man with a history of seizures (within 3 days of death), severe ischaemic heart disease (70% LAD narrowing), and recent hepatitis C dia…
37y · Male·Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) in the setting of acquired brain inj…
…r. The worker believed Kieran was intoxicated and left him on the floor to 'sober up' without considering seizure as a differential diagnosis, despite Kieran's known seizure risk and recent hospitalisation for seizures.…
10y · Male·Unascertained but consistent with epileptic seizure (SUDEP)
A 10-year-old boy in state care died from Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP). With seizures since 2007, he presented to Princess Margaret Hospital in 2009 with an abnormal EEG; however, recommende…
50y · Male·Cerebral haemorrhage (cause unknown)
Adam Donald Baker, a 50-year-old man with Christianson Syndrome (a genetic disorder causing intellectual disability and seizures), died from cerebral haemorrhage of unknown cause while resi…
57y · Male·acute subdural haematoma, cause undetermined (could result from trauma, fall, se…
… medical evidence identified four plausible causes: direct trauma from punches, fall-related head injury, seizure-induced collapse, or spontaneous bleeding. Thompson had multiple prior head injuries with residual scarri…
56y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy following cardiac arrest
…s 2007 in one place, 2012 elsewhere; finding date is 21 September 2012) while on a group outing. He had a seizure, aspirated food matter, and became unresponsive. Autopsy revealed multiple contributing cardiac and respi…
44y · Male·Complications following seizure on a background of acquired epilepsy; acquired b…
Anthony Dzaja, aged 44, died from complications of seizures secondary to acquired brain injury sustained in a 1997 motor vehicle accident. He had progressively dete…
51y · Male·Combined effects of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and seizure activity …
John Spence, a 51-year-old man with a history of seizures, alcoholism, and severe coronary artery disease, died in a prison health centre following a seizure epis…
9y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia due to cerebral palsy and seizures
Nine-year-old Aboriginal girl with severe cerebral palsy, cognitive impairment, and seizure disorder died of aspiration pneumonia in ICU following status epilepticus. She had complex medical needs …
46y · Male·Myocardial fibrosis in a man with epilepsy
…nadequate general practice oversight with minimal medical history access, failure to communicate a recent seizure-related hospital admission to the GP, incomplete medication records with unclear compliance, and lack of …
72y · Male·asphyxia due to upper airway obstruction due to choking on food
A 72-year-old man with acquired brain injury, seizure disorder, and dysphasia died from asphyxia due to choking on food while eating eggs and ham on toast at a…
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…
55y · Male·Sudden and unexpected death in epilepsy
…found on the floor beside his bed on the morning of 13 July 2023, having likely fallen during a nocturnal seizure. His epilepsy was managed by a neurologist with annual reviews; his last review in July 2022 noted slight…
13y · Male·Epileptic seizure with aspiration
…ntrolled generalised epilepsy, died from sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) with aspiration. His seizures remained refractory despite appropriate anti-epileptic medications (levetiracetam, lamotrigine, topirama…
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