What were the causes of Gary Coleman's death?

[Ivan Seeking]

Gary Coleman has died at 42, RadarOnline.com has learned.

Coleman had been hospitalized in Provo, Utah since Wednesday, May 26, after suffering what his family called "a serious medical problem."...

http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2010/05/breaking-news-gary-coleman-dead-42

 

[Jimmy Snyder]

As Mickey Rooney said, life's too short.

 

[Math Is Hard]

I was so sad to hear this. Gary used to live near me and was part of our merry crew back in the old days. He was a sweet guy.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

I was so sad to hear this. Gary used to live near me and was part of our merry crew back in the old days. He was a sweet guy.

Merry crew? Did you work with Robinhood?

What was this? Do you mean that you were friends as kids? Whatcha talkin bout Willis?

 

[Mu naught]

Is it related to his short stature? Was he actually a dwarf or just very very short?

 

[leroyjenkens]

I thought Gary Coleman was Webster for a very long time. I was too young for Different Strokes. Coleman wasn't a dwarf, he had some kidney problem apparently. I don't know what was wrong with Emmanuel Lewis.

 

[Astronuc]

Coleman had lifelong medical problems related to a kidney problem.

http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/05/28/coleman.kidney.troubles/?hpt=Sbin

(CNN) -- Actor Gary Coleman battled major medical problems including an on-set seizure, several operations, transplants and a lifelong kidney condition.

The 42-year-old former child star died Friday after life support was withdrawn in a Utah hospital.

A kidney condition stunted his growth, leaving him at 4 feet, 8 inches throughout his adulthood. Three months ago, Coleman was hospitalized after suffering a seizure while being interviewed on a TV show in Los Angeles, California.

On Wednesday evening, he fell ill at his Santaquin, Utah, home, according to a hospital statement. He suffered an intracranial hemorrhage . . . .

Human blood is essentially toxic to brain cells. Brain hemorrhages cause brain damage via cell necrosis.

I remember hearing about his medical problems back in the 80's.

 

[Geigerclick]

People die.

 

[Math Is Hard]

Merry crew? Did you work with Robinhood?

What was this? Do you mean that you were friends as kids? Whatcha talkin bout Willis?

This was back in the mid-90s. We used to visit the same watering hole. (Not that Gary drank, he always had to watch out for his health).

 

[magpies]

So what type of jokes did he tell?

 

[Cyrus]

Poor guy, didn't he have a terrible battle with his parents over his money?

 

[Monique]

Coleman had lifelong medical problems related to a kidney problem.

http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/05/28/coleman.kidney.troubles/?hpt=Sbin Human blood is essentially toxic to brain cells. Brain hemorrhages cause brain damage via cell necrosis.

I remember hearing about his medical problems back in the 80's.

It mainly causes swelling of the brain (cerebral edema) with devastating results: intracranial hemorrhages have a high morbidity and mortality rate.