Coronial

47 results for sudden unexpected death in epilepsy

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 disability accommodation facility. He was found in a position consistent w…

neurologyforensic medicineclobazam
SAhome2017-04-19

Coroner's Finding: BOOGAR Kumana

42y · Male·sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP)

A 42-year-old Aboriginal man with longstanding epilepsy, double-leg amputation, and alcohol abuse history died at home from sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (…

neurologyforensic medicinecarbamazepine
VIC2025-05-09

Finding into death of MH J

54y · Female·Unascertained - Definite SUDEP (Sudden Unexpected Nocturnal Death in Epilepsy)

A 54-year-old woman with epilepsy, intellectual disability, schizophrenia, and dementia died suddenly at her supported disability accommoda…

neurologypathologycitalopram
VIC2024-09-23

Finding into death of Silvio Rolfo

55y · Male·Sudden and unexpected death in epilepsy

…ilvio Rolfo, a 55-year-old man with lifelong intellectual disability, autism, and longstanding infrequent epilepsy, died from sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) at his supported living residence. He was found on…

general practiceneurologybenztropine
VIChome2019-08-06

Finding into death of Angelina Alviano

67y · Female·Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy in a woman with schizophrenia and cardiomega…

A 67-year-old woman with epilepsy, schizophrenia, and cardiomegaly died suddenly and unexpectedly at home in disability accommodation. The …

neurologypsychiatrylamotrigine
VICaged care2011-01-24

Finding into death of Carolyn Veronica Dean

77y · Female·Sudden Unexpected Nocturnal Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP)

Carolyn Veronica Dean, a 77-year-old with intellectual disability and epilepsy, died from a catastrophic epileptic seizure whilst using the toilet at a disability support home. She fel…

neurologypathologysystem
TAShome2022-11-30

Coroner's Finding: Donnelly, Christopher Ronald

68y · Male·Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP)

Christopher Ronald Donnelly, aged 68, died of Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP). He had a 5-year history of seizures managed with antiepileptic medic…

neurologygeneral practicelevetiracetam
VIC2025-03-14

Finding into death of Aaron Matthew Forte

24y · Male·Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP)

Aaron Forte, a 24-year-old man with epilepsy, Jacob's XXY Syndrome, intellectual disability, and schizophrenia, died of sudden unexpected death in epi…

neurologygeneral practicelamotrigine
TAShome2022-06-28

Coroner's Finding: Mansell, Sean Erwin

57y · Male·Undetermined; possible sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) with competin…

…n Mansell, aged 57, was found deceased in his home in Kingston, Tasmania on 24 November 2021. The cause of death could not be determined but was possibly sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP), with competing contr…

forensic medicineneurologysodium valproate
VICaged care2026-01-16

Finding into death of F M

40y · Female·Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) in a woman with schizophrenia

FM, a 40-year-old woman with epilepsy and schizoaffective disorder, died from sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) at her disability gro…

neurologypsychiatrysystempericiazine
TAShome2022-11-28

Coroner's Finding: Godwin, Chantal Maree

38y · Female·Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP)

Chantal Maree Godwin, a 38-year-old woman with left temporal lobe epilepsy since childhood, died of Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) in February 2020. She had experience…

neurologygeneral practiceanti-epileptic medications
VICcommunity2012-08-16

Finding into death of Carmel Vitalleri

53y · Female·Complications of post-natal encephalitis including epilepsy; sudden unexpected n…

…encephalitis, deaf, blind, and intellectually disabled, who had been in residential care since age 6, died suddenly at night in her community residential unit. She was found on the floor beside her bed with signs of sudd…

neurologygeneral practicecarbamazepine
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 out-of-home care through the Department of H…

neurologypaediatricssodium valproate
TASaged care2017-11-29

Coroner's Finding: Plummer, Samuel Anthony

34y · Male·sudden unexpected death in a person with epilepsy (SUDEP)

Samuel Anthony Plummer, aged 34, died from sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) at his assisted living residence. He had longstanding epilepsy manage…

neurologypsychiatrysodium valproate
QLD2012-06-22

Dixon, Steven John

25y · Male·Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP)

Steven John Dixon, a 25-year-old prisoner with a long-standing history of epilepsy, died of Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) while incarcerated. He had experienced previous seiz…

neurologycorrectional healthcarbamazepine
VIChome2024-11-18

Finding into death of Dean Andrew Broughton

29y · Male·Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP)

Dean Broughton, a 29-year-old man with hyperekplexia and possible epilepsy living in an assisted living facility, was found deceased at home. Autopsy and review of medical records …

neurologyemergency medicinedelay
TAScommunity2018-12-05

Coroner's Finding: Webb, Shanelle Jean

22y · Female·Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP)

22-year-old woman with epilepsy, cognitive disability and schizophrenia died of Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) during respit…

neurologydisability medicinesystemdelayolanzapine
VIChome2024-01-16

Finding into death of Kieran Joseph McGuinness

37y · Male·Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) in the setting of acquired brain inj…

Kieran McGuinness, 37, died of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) following acquired brain injury with post-traumatic epilepsy. He was …

neurosurgeryneurologydiagnosticcommunicationlevetiracetam
QLD2022-09-02

Mitchell, Vanelee Curtis

30y · Male·Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy

Vanelee Mitchell, a 30-year-old First Nations man with epilepsy, died suddenly in custody at Townsville Correctional Centre on 10 April 2020. He had suffered a head inju…

neurologycorrectional healthsystemsodium valproate
TAShome2022-05-18

Coroner's Finding: Masters, Shane Anthony

40y · Male·Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) resulting from post-traumatic brain …

Shane Masters died from Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) 12 years after sustaining a severe traumatic brain injury at work. On…

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