Seizure disorders disability

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Avatar f tn In Texas you have to be seizure free for one year. Anyway I applied for Social Security Disability and was denied, then I got an attorney and all my doctors said I could not work even if I wanted to. The Gov't sent me to their doctors and they agreed I could not work but again I was denied. We appealed and the third time was the charm and I got back payments. The Hep C did a number on my liver-I am F2-F4 for septal, bridging fibrosis and cirrhosis-a total of 87.
Avatar f tn There is no simple, definitive test for a seizure disorder. Often, seizure disorders are diagnosed based on patient history and observation of a seizure. If your daughter had a seizure lasting 30 min., that would qualify for a diagnosis in the minds of many clinicians. I'm sure you'll follow up with the diagnosing doctors and others as necessary. I hope the seizure turns out to be a one-time event.
4481194 tn?1355334538 I think this research info tells it pretty good as to how and y those with ne medical condition may have anxiety- Abstract Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) is a group of related genetic disorders of connective tissue presenting with joint hypermobility, skin extensibility, and tissue fragility. Although the pathophysiology of EDS is increasingly understood, the psychosocial effects of having EDS have not been examined. We psychologically tested and interviewed 41 adults and 7 children with EDS.
Avatar m tn it all depends on what the disability board says it is for you will need your doctor to say yes and help and you will have to see disability docs to agree and it can take up to three trys or rejections that's normal i got disability for adhd and loosing over 100 or more jobs my 20 or so other disorders didn't matter you have some choice by what you declare your disability to be in the beginning but they are making cuts to food stamps and threatening disability good luck
Avatar m tn Meaning that if an EEG is done during an attack (such as the convulsion you describe above) and the EEG shows the seizure in the brain waves, then the seizure can be confirmed. In other people, convulsions occur but these are due to stress and not true seizures coming from epileptic activity in the brain, in which case the EEG will not show epileptic activity during the convulsion.
Avatar f tn HI, An epileptic cannot have both a complex partial seizure disorder and a generalized seizure disroder. People with a generalized seizure disorder are usually born with it, while people with partial or complex partial get it sometime during thier life. Generlaized seizures occurr over the entire brain, while complex partial only occurr in a section of the brain. I have complex partial seizures that occurr in my right temporal lobe. They started from a head injury I got when I was three.
1221035 tn?1301000508 Does anyone know what DMD's, if any, that can be taken safely by people with seizure disorders?
Avatar n tn This drug is mainly used in the treatmen for seizure disorders, trigeminal neuralgia (pain). Dosage is 100-200 mg once or twice daily until unless changed ny a competent physician.
Avatar f tn m still having seizures cause of the inflammation which seems to have gotten worse in type so now increase in seizure meds as well as well as ativan at night. Too many pills!!! The plan is to possible start me on methotrexate and hopefully not get to cytoxan which I really really hope we dont get to. I guess they weill see how I do clinically as far as my cognition goes, they will repeat neuropsych at some point as well as EEG and other diagnositic testing.
Avatar n tn (Currently available) antipsychotics can cause permenant movement disorder such as tardive dyskinesia. However, they must wait a period of time for withdrawl dyskineis to pass. From my knowledge atypical antipsychotics can increase the seizure threshold but this effect is generally not permanent. It would be best to see a neurologist who is a movement disorders specialist and have them do full follow up including an EEG (the specific kind to try to set off seizures) and an MRI.
Avatar m tn s stated was a seizure, and that I was clonic tonic after. The neurologist since has referred me to a psychiatrist to check for psychosomatic seizures. The psychiatrist is stating that this is not the issue, and he thinks it's neurological and referred me back to my neurologist. I'm on Keppra 750mg twice daily which has helped with the tremors it seems but I'm still having problems with my memory, and Trileptal 150mg in the morning and 300mg at night.
Avatar n tn It was awful so I do understand how brain chemical disorders and electrical disorders can make you appear healthy but in reality you are as ill as anyone else with a problem. just believe in yourself and ignore the jerks and realize most people understand.
Avatar n tn I would definitely take her to the vet, although not necessarily to have her put down. I would let the vet examine her to see what he/she thinks the problem could be and take it from there. Seizure disorders can be managed medically, it's not necessarily the end of the line just because she had a seizure. I would, however, definitely get the vet involved.
Avatar m tn Luckily, under the ADA, it is illegal to fire you for a disability. I don't know how the law works, but it seems that discussing this with your employer and seeing ways to make changes that you can both live with to accommodate this would help. Memory can be a problem, I found, from both the seizures and the meds. I was finally diagnosed in 1971, long before ADA, :-( . I should have bought stock in Post-It Notes!
2030686 tn?1351688548 I remember the gastro saying I needed to be seizure free for so long b4 I can tx. Does anybody know why this is? Will the medications lower my seizure threshold even more? My reg dr put in a call to the neuro after I had a few seizures this weekend and she put me on Keppra.
Avatar f tn I looked up those particular medications and I believe they can cause tardive dyskinesia, a neurological disability that is a form of Parkinsonianism. I have tardive dyskinesia and the treatments that have been most helpful to me are Zofran, the natural remedy as identifed in clinical studies rhodiola and Clonidine. I don't know if the first two are used in children but the Catapres (Clonidine) patch is and it can be very helpful.
401370 tn?1233324682 d have to be suffering from severe, repeated, constant seizures, and with no medical attention. Some people who have seizure disorders often stop breathing during a seizure but it's such a short period of time. In severe cases, say an E.R. and someone's seizing badly, oxygen would be applied. You do not have brain damage.
Avatar f tn I have a question regarding memory loss. First a quick back story.. I am a disabled Veteran. Due to my service connected shoulder injury I have had 7 operations. In the time I had the operations over the course of 4 years I was on OxyContin for three and a half years of it. Finally the shoulder felt better but the pain meds were quite hard to stop on my own so I went to rapid detox doctor in Manhattan that had me on a ton of things.
Avatar f tn His son is 17 years old and has a slight learning disability. He told his son three weeks ago that we were moving in together, and last week, his son had what was diagnosed as a panic attack at school. They gave him a prescription for xanax but he seemed to still be very anxious. Saturday was our move in day. My boyfriend's soon to be ex-wife was on the phone and my boyfriend could hear his son screaming disoriented gibberash in the background. He then wet him self twice thereafter.
Avatar f tn My daughter is 11 and has scarring in her left temporal lobe and was started on Topamax a year and a half ago. She had had a grand mal seizure, but her main seizures consisted of a funny feeling in her stomach and dizziness. The doctor she was seeing said once she was seizure free for 2 years (she has been seizure free a year and half) she would recommend a second opinion but would like to try taking her off her Topamax. Her doctor has since left the practice and on the last appt.
585414 tn?1288941302 I know for myself it can be difficult for me because what I have causes seizure like episodes that have aspects of dysmentia and psychosis. But although they are working on defining the exact terminology my neurologist and psychiatrist both agree its neurological and my psychiatric disability is "in relative remission". I would not think this is uncommon as some people with m.s. and cerebral palsy sometimes have their disability mistaken as psychiatric.
Avatar n tn I had an eeg and the neuro guy said i had had a seizure during the exam. I've never noticed any difference. The reason i went was because sometimes in the middle of a sentence, i wouldnt have a clue as to what we were talking about; kinda embarissing. Also memory isn't as sharp. I seemed to have these senior moments later in the day. This kinda scared me as i watched my mom die of Alzheimers. I was afraid i was sundowning. My wife said i would "twitch" a lot.
Avatar m tn Conversion disorders are disorders in which the patient suffers from symptoms of diseases that he does not actually have. The symptoms of a pseudoseizure are almost same as those of an epileptic seizure, but their origin is psychological, not neurological. One of the characteristic differentiating feature of an epileptic seizure is that there is an abnormal discharge of electricity from the brain during the seizure whereas there is no such electrical discharge during a pseudoseizure.
Avatar n tn Hello and welcome! In adults the choice of an antiepileptic drug depends on several factors like type of seizure, associated medical disorders and use of any medications etc.Dilantin,carbamezapine,valproate can be used in temporal lobe seizures.Topamax,keppra,lamotrigine can be used as add on drugs with medications mentioned above.Dilantin doesn’t cause depression but can cause decrease in renal function,headache,dizziness,confusion,double vision etc.
Avatar n tn It is also a medication used for the treatment of seizure disorders, and migraines.