66y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia complicating a seizure in a man with dysphagia and phenylke…
…ssed anti-epileptic medications at his residential care facility. He presented to St Vincent's Hospital in status epilepticus with aspiration pneumonia, where his Glasgow Coma Scale fluctuated between 5-9 despite active …
71y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia complicating dysphagia and status epilepticus
…man with severe intellectual disability and chronic dysphagia, died of aspiration pneumonia complicated by status epilepticus while residing in specialist disability accommodation. She presented to hospital on 24 Septemb…
51y · Male·Complications of aspiration pneumonia in a man with status epilepticus
…lectual disability, and recurrent aspiration pneumonia died from complications of aspiration pneumonia and status epilepticus. He presented with status epilepticus and aspiration pneumonia requiring ICU admission, intuba…
62y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia in the setting of refractory focal status epilepticus
…ing severe sleep apnoea and pulmonary hypertension, died from aspiration pneumonia during refractory focal status epilepticus. She presented with seizures in September 2023, was found to have a large right parietal brain…
65y · Female·Status epilepticus complicating cerebral palsy
Ms Francis, a 65-year-old woman with cerebral palsy and intellectual disability, died from status epilepticus after multiple hospital admissions for aspiration pneumonia and declining functional status. S…
50y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia, with epilepsy with frequent seizures as contributory cause
…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 extubated the following morn…
57y · Male·Combined effects of aspiration pneumonia and epilepsy (with cerebral palsy as un…
…sability accommodation, died from combined aspiration pneumonia and epilepsy complicated by non-convulsive status epilepticus. He was admitted to Royal Melbourne Hospital with lethargy and drowsiness, was intubated but e…
51y · Female·Status epilepticus on a background of Lennox Gastaut syndrome and cerebral palsy
Diane Maree Pearse, a 51-year-old woman with Lennox Gastaut syndrome and severe cerebral palsy, died from status epilepticus after prolonged deterioration. She had progressive dysphagia and recurrent seizures despite mu…
17y · Male·refractory status epilepticus caused by either a viral infection, an underlying …
Ricky Cox, a 17-year-old Aboriginal youth in juvenile detention, died from refractory status epilepticus triggered by either viral infection or underlying epilepsy. On 2 February 2006, he became febr…
54y · Male·Global cerebral hypoxic injury due to or as a consequence of status epilepticus
Terence James Robinson, 54, died from status epilepticus causing global cerebral hypoxic injury after 16 days at Belmont Private Hospital. He was admit…
9y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia due to cerebral palsy and seizures
…e cerebral palsy, cognitive impairment, and seizure disorder died of aspiration pneumonia in ICU following status epilepticus. She had complex medical needs including PEG feeding, bronchiectasis, and gastroesophageal ref…
55y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia in a woman with epilepsy and intellectual disability
…ity, epilepsy, and progressive neurological deficit, died from aspiration pneumonia. She was admitted with status epilepticus, treated with antibiotics and mechanical ventilation in ICU, then extubated. Despite initial i…
62y · Male·Brain swelling associated with cerebral infarction; drainage acute on chronic su…
…ay was hospitalized with an acute subdural haemorrhage. On readmission for surgical drainage, he developed status epilepticus, suffered bilateral posterior cerebral artery infarction, and died. The coroner identified fai…
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 deli…
64y · Male·End stage Alzheimer's Disease secondary to Trisomy 21
Gerard Richard Bailey, a 64-year-old man with Down syndrome and Alzheimer's disease, died from end-stage Alzheimer's disease at Bendigo Hospital following a series of seizures. He had recently been diagnosed with epileps…
45y · Female·Epilepsy
45-year-old woman with chronic epilepsy and intellectual disability died following a prolonged seizure with cardiac arrest at a supported accommodation facility. She was found fitting, became unresponsive and apnoeic wit…
64y · Male·Complications of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease following a fall
…fness, fever, and decreased consciousness. Transfer to ICU revealed bilateral occipital haemorrhage on CT, status epilepticus on EEG, and ultimately sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) confirmed by lumbar puncture a…
17y · Male·epileptic seizure complicating idiopathic epilepsy
17-year-old Codie Mansell-Moore died from epileptic seizures on 10 December 2018. An ambulance was called at 6:09am while he was seizing, but paramedics staged around the corner and did not enter his home for 48 minutes …
46y · Male·Complications arising from hyperthermia, with alcohol intoxication and underlyin…
A 46-year-old man with epilepsy, hypertension, and COPD died after prolonged exposure to heat in a locked vehicle on a hot day in Darwin. He had been drinking heavily and was left sleeping in the car while companions vis…
3y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy complicating hypoglycaemia with shock and statu…
A 3-year-old boy with septo-optic dysplasia and panhypopituitarism died from hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy secondary to adrenal crisis and hypoglycaemic shock. He was in state care and had an emergency management plan…
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