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219 results for severe intellectual disability

VIC2014-02-03

Finding into death of George Manos

53y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia with septic shock in a man with severe intellectual disabil…

George Manos was a 53-year-old man with severe intellectual disability living in state-funded shared accommodation. His condition—severe disability affec…

general practicegeneral medicine
VIChospital

Finding into death of Vicki Maree Hay

50y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia

Vicki Maree Hay, a 50-year-old woman with severe intellectual disability residing in a group home, was admitted to Bendigo Hospital with severe vomiting fo…

intensive careemergency medicine
VIChospital2025-07-28

Finding into death of Ann Williams

71y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia complicating dysphagia and status epilepticus

Ann Williams, a 71-year-old woman with severe intellectual disability and chronic dysphagia, died of aspiration pneumonia complicated by status epilepti…

emergency medicinerespiratory medicine
VIChospital2011-09-05

Finding into death of Sheryl Yvonne Martell

49y · Female·aspiration pneumonia complicating cerebral palsy

Ms Sheryl Yvonne Martell, a 49-year-old woman with cerebral palsy and severe intellectual disability residing in a group home, died from aspiration pneumonia. She was admitted to hosp…

general practiceemergency medicinebenzylpenicillin
VIChospital2019-08-13

Finding into death of Johannes Gerhardus Jansen

66y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia complicating a seizure in a man with dysphagia and phenylke…

A 66-year-old man with phenylketonuria and intellectual disability died from aspiration pneumonia complicated by seizure following missed anti-epileptic medica…

neurologyinfectious diseasesmedicationsystem
VIChospital2014-05-20

Finding into death of Jonathan Mark Smith

55y · Male·recurrent aspiration pneumonia in a man with severe intellectual disability comp…

Jonathan Smith, a 55-year-old man with severe intellectual disability due to childhood encephalitis, died from recurrent aspiration pneumonia. He had ex…

geriatric medicinerespiratory medicineclindamycin
VIChospital2012-08-24

Finding into death of Cameron Yeates

31y · Male·Acute colonic pseudo-obstruction; death certificate amended to 'unascertained' -…

Cameron Yeates, a 31-year-old man with intellectual disability (IQ 64) and longstanding gastrointestinal issues, died from acute colonic pseudo-obstruction…

gastroenterologygeneral practicecommunicationsystemwarfarin
VIC2011-02-17

Finding into death of Taner Kirim

17y · Male·Epilepsy with contributing factors of cerebral palsy and intellectual disability

Taner Kirim, a 17-year-old with cerebral palsy, intellectual disability and poorly controlled epilepsy, died in his sleep at a residential care facility. He was in …

neurologypaediatricssodium valproate
NSWaged care2015-02-03

Inquest into the death of Annalies Malm

45y · Female·terminal epileptic seizure

Annalies Malm, a 45-year-old woman with cerebral palsy, severe intellectual disability, and epilepsy, died from a terminal epileptic seizure with aspiration pneumonia. S…

neurologygeneral practicemedicationlamotrigine
VIC2023-03-27

Finding into death of Matthew Richard Thomas Biggin

36y · Male·T-Lymphoblastic Leukaemia/Lymphoma (T-ALL)

Matthew Biggin, a 36-year-old man with severe intellectual disability, died from T-lymphoblastic leukaemia after a 5-month illness. In August 2021, he p…

general practiceoncologydiagnosticantibiotics
VIChospital2025-08-11

Finding into death of JBL

73y · Male·Multiorgan dysfunction in the setting of severe heart failure in a man with mult…

A 73-year-old man with Fragile X syndrome, intellectual disability, Barrett's oesophagus, and epilepsy died from multiorgan dysfunction in severe heart failure…

geriatric medicinecardiology
VIChospital2017-02

Finding into death of Troy Downey

36y · Male·Pneumonia in the setting of cerebral palsy

Troy Downey, a 36-year-old man with cerebral palsy, intellectual disability, and severe dysphagia managed via PEG tube, died from bilateral pneumonia. He developed a co…

general practiceemergency medicine
VIChospital2024-09-24

Finding into death of Jessica Nyla Louis

32y · Female·Perforation of the bowel in the context of constipation and intellectual disabil…

Jessica Louis, a 32-year-old non-verbal woman with intellectual disability and Opitz Trigonocephaly Syndrome, died from bowel perforation secondary to severe constipat…

surgeryemergency medicine
VIChospital2020-04-22

Finding into death of Dale Roberts

54y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia

Dale Roberts, a 54-year-old man with cerebral palsy, intellectual disability, epilepsy and severe dysphasia, died from aspiration pneumonia following admission to Box Hi…

emergency medicinegeneral medicine
VIChome2026-06-26

Finding into death of Kerrie Terese Berlowitz

78y · Female·Hypernatraemia in the setting of lowered oral intake

Kerrie Berlowitz, 78, with cerebral palsy and intellectual disability, died of hypernatraemia (severe sodium elevation) due to dehydration. Living in supported di…

general practicedietetics
VIChospital2025-01-30

Finding into death of Janelle Maree Lavery

56y · Female·Complications of Angelman's syndrome - aspiration pneumonia

Janelle Maree Lavery, a 56-year-old woman with Angelman's syndrome, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, intellectual disability, dysphagia, and severe kyphoscoliosis, died of aspiration pneumonia following a one-month ho…

emergency medicinepalliative care
VIC2025-05-14

Finding into death of Quang Vinh Truong

40y · Male·Unascertained; probable SUDEP (Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy) - natural ca…

A 40-year-old man with severe Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome and intellectual disability died unexpectedly in his sleep at a supported disabili…

neurologyforensic medicineclobazam
WAhospital2025-07-22

Inquest into the Death of Samaan Salah Tilmiz ELSAMIN

21y · Male·unascertained

Samaan Salah Tilmiz Elsamin, a 21-year-old with treatment-resistant schizophrenia, moderate-to-severe intellectual disability (IQ 57), and unpredictable violent behavior, died on 9 November 2022 at Joondalup …

psychiatryintensive caresystemdelayclozapine
VIChome2019

Finding into death of Timothy Shane Norton

46y · Male·Complications of stage 4 colorectal cancer in a man with multiple medical comorb…

Timothy Norton, a 46-year-old man with severe intellectual disability, cerebral palsy, epilepsy and chronic constipation, died from complications of sta…

colorectal surgeryoncology
VIChospital2026-02-10

Finding into death of David Ronald Thompson

64y · Male·Complications of advanced rectal carcinoma

David Ronald Thompson, a 64-year-old man with severe intellectual disability and complex medical needs, died from complications of advanced rectal carcinoma. H…

colorectal surgeryoncology
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