6 results for “short-term memory loss”
58y · Male·drowning
… He had recently been diagnosed with significant cognitive impairment affecting information processing and memory following complaints of fatigue and short-term memory loss. He also reported chronic fatigue syndrome. The…
81y · Male·Unable to determine - likely dehydration and exposure in remote bushland terrain…
…appeared in May 1986 from a remote area near Davyhurst, Western Australia. He had cognitive decline with short-term memory loss, difficulty walking due to hip surgery complications, a heart condition managed with a pacem…
91y · Female·pelvic haematoma arising from a fracture of the neck of the left femur sustained…
…n measures were implemented—only verbal advice to remain in bed. Despite documented dementia with marked short-term memory loss and poor insight, no physical fall prevention strategies were employed (no bed lowering, flo…
73y · Male·unknown
A 73-year-old man with dementia and frontal lobe impairments disappeared from a nursing home on 5 January 2018; his remains were discovered a year later in a nearby river. Critical clinical and organisational failures oc…
90y · Female·Hospital acquired pneumonia in the setting of recent fractures of neck of humeru…
A 90-year-old woman with multiple comorbidities residing in aged care sustained a hip fracture from a fall in January 2018. Following surgical repair and initial hospital treatment, she was transferred to a rehabilitatio…
74y · Male·Mixed prescription drug toxicity (codeine, paracetamol, mirtazapine, promethazin…
A 74-year-old man with multiple chronic conditions including cerebellar ataxia, COPD, depression and anxiety died from mixed prescription drug toxicity. He had cognitive impairment affecting medication management and hab…
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