Girl, 6, developed brain damage after being admitted to hospital, inquest hears 

A six-year-old girl developed severe brain damage within hours of being admitted to the emergency department at Galway University Hospital suffering from low blood sugar, an inquest has heard.

Girl, 6, developed brain damage after being admitted to hospital, inquest hears 

Aibha Conroy from Gowla, Cashel in Connemara, Co Galway died at Temple Street Children’s Hospital on December 14, 2011, four days after she was admitted to GUH with a history of vomiting, weakness, and suffering from hypoglycaemia (low blood sugar).

Dublin Coroner’s Court heard she initially responded to treatment on admission to GUH at 12.45am on December 11 but within 90 minutes had to be resuscitated following respiratory arrest. The underlying cause of her death has not been established.

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