Seizures (non-epileptic) Disability Insurance Benefits Claim
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Disability insurance carriers often challenge a diagnosis of seizures. How Can Disability Insurance Attorneys Dell & Schaefer Assist You?
As disability attorneys, Dell & Schaefer have represented long term disability claimants that have been unable to work as a result of non-epileptic seizures. Seizures are usually associated with other physical conditions that a person may be suffering with.
Disability Attorneys Dell & Schaefer have an expansive understanding of the significant restrictions and limitations that a person suffering with non-epileptic seizures must live with on a daily basis. We have worked closely with top physicians in order to sufficiently satisfy a disability carrier’s threshold of evidence necessary to prove that a client is disabled by non-epileptic seizures.
Not everyone suffering from suffering non-epileptic seizures qualifies for long-term disability benefits, therefore the medical records of each client must be reviewed to determine the level of restrictions.
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What is a non-epileptic seizure?
A seizure is a temporary loss of control, that is often but not always, accompanied by convulsions, loss of consciousness or both. An epileptic seizure is caused by a sudden abnormal electrical discharge in the brain. A non-epileptic seizure may resemble a epileptic seizure in outward appearance, but is not accompanied by abnormal electrical discharges or any other underlying physical cause.
Non-epileptic seizures are also referred to as non-organic seizures, non-epileptic attack disorder, non-epileptic attacks, non-epileptic events, psychogenic seizure, and pseudoseizures. The term pseudoseizure is particularly misleading, as there is nothing false or fake about a non-epileptic seizure to the person experiencing them. It is common for a person suffering from non-epileptic seizures to be misdiagnosed with epilepsy. Approximately 25% of patients who have a previous diagnosis of epilepsy are found to be misdiagnosed.
Non-epileptic seizures are the physical manifestation of a traumatic psychological experience or unusual stress. Non-epileptic seizures are a type of Somatoform Disorder called a conversion disorder. Somatoform Disorders are conditions that are suggestive of a physical disorder, but upon examination cannot be accounted for by an underlying physical condition. Conversion Disorder is a somatoform disorder that is defined as physical symptoms caused by psychologic conflict.
Non-epileptic seizures are categorized as physiologic or psychogenic.
Physiologic non-epileptic seizures are caused by a sudden disruption of brain function, from a metabolic disturbance such as hypoglycemia or hyponatremia, or ischemia from cardiac arrhythmia.
Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures result from stressful psychological conflicts or major emotional trauma. Other causes include major life events such as death or divorce.
How symptoms of non-epileptic seizure can affect you
A person experiencing non-epileptic seizures may look like they are experiencing generalized convulsions similar to tonic clonic (grand mal) seizures with falling and shaking. Less frequently, a non-epileptic seizure may mimic absence seizures or complex partial seizures with temporary loss of attention or staring.
Inpatient video-electroencephalography (vEEG) monitoring is the preferred test for the diagnosis of psychogenic non-epileptic seizures. Definitive diagnosis is achieved when a patient is observed having typical seizures without accompanying EEG abnormalities.
Because non-epileptic seizures are caused by psychologic conflict, the standard course of treatment is psychotherapy. Medications may be also be used to treat co-existing conditions such as anxiety or depression.
Resources
There are many valuable sources of to non-epileptic seizure information available. You can also access resources over the internet such as:
- Epilepsy Foundation
- Epilepsy.com
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