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Parietal Lobe Epilepsy and Receiving Social Security Disability

Friday, January 21st, 2011
Parietal lobe.
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Epilepsy is a word that may scare you. The word “epilepsy” comes from a Greek word meaning “to possess, seize or hold.” Epilepsy is a medical disorder that has been greatly misunderstood. People with epilepsy are not “crazy”, and this condition is not contagious.

At any given time, about 50 million people have epilepsy worldwide. About 2.5 million of those people with epilepsy are in America. Over 180,000 people are diagnosed with epilepsy every year. Epilepsy usually begins in children or people over age 65, but it can begin at any age.

Epilepsy is actually a group of related disorders that are evidenced by recurring seizures. These related disorders may have widely different signs and symptoms, but they all involve episodic abnormal electrical activity in your brain. Epilepsy disrupts the transmission of electrical signals in your brain. When this happens a seizure takes place.

Your parietal lobe is situated right behind your frontal lobe. It plays an important part in the integration of sensory information, visuospatial processing (visual perception of spatial relationships among objects) and touch perception. If you are right-handed, your parietal lobe plays a role in mathematical skills, language and planned movements like writing.

Parietal lobe epilepsy is seizures that begin in the parietal lobe of your brain. It is a relatively rare kind of epilepsy. Parietal lobe epilepsy accounts for about 5% of all epilepsy.

There are several different signs and symptoms that you may have with parietal lobe epilepsy. Some of these are:

§  Visual hallucinations and illusions

§  Language problems like difficulty reading, doing simple math or understanding language or spoken words

§  Somatic illusions like feeling like a part of your body does not belong or is missing, or feeling like your posture is distorted

§  Feeling physical sensations of tingling and numbness, pressure, electricity or heat

§  Pain that moves in a pattern from your face to your hand, then up your arm and down your leg

§  Vertigo, a sensation that your environment is spinning or moving.

You or a loved one may have been diagnosed with parietal lobe epilepsy. This disorder and/or complications resulting from or other disabling conditions that you may have along with it may be the reason why you are disabled and not able to work.

If this is your situation, you may need assistance. You may need financial help.

You or your loved one may be thinking about applying for the financial assistance that you need from the Social Security Administration by applying for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits because of the disability caused by parietal lobe epilepsy and/or complications resulting from or other disabling conditions that you may have along with it. You or your loved one may have already tried this option and been denied by the Social Security Administration.

If you or your loved one is considering reapplying or appealing the denial, think about this. The truth is that people who are represented by a disability attorney like the one you will find at Social Security Home are approved more often than people who do not have a disability lawyer on their side.

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Temporal Lobe Epilepsy and Receiving Social Security Disability

Tuesday, January 11th, 2011
Temporal lobe.
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At any given time, about 50 million people have epilepsy worldwide. About 2.5 million of those people with epilepsy are Americans. More than 180,000 people are diagnosed with epilepsy every year. Epilepsy usually begins in children or people over age 65, but it can occur at any age.

Epilepsy is actually a group of related disorders that are characterized by recurring seizures. These related disorders may have vastly different symptoms, but they all involve episodic abnormal electrical activity in your brain. Epilepsy disrupts the transmission of electrical signals in your brain. When this happens a seizure takes place.

Temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) is a term that is used in reference to seizures that are generated in that portion of your brain that is called the temporal lobe. This can mean either your left or right temporal lobe. In rare instances, seizures may occur in both temporal lobes.

Your temporal lobe is that part of your brain that processes fight or flight reactions, short-term memory and emotions. If you have frontal lobe epilepsy, you may have strange feelings at the beginning of your seizures. These feelings may range anywhere from fear to euphoria, hallucinations of smell or taste and déjà vu.

An emotion or unusual sensation that is known as an aura may take place before a temporal lobe epilepsy seizure that serves as a warning of an impending seizure. An aura is really a small seizure in and of itself. Examples of auras are:

  • A rising sensation in your abdomen
  • A sudden sense of unprovoked fear
  • The sudden occurrence of a strange taste or odor
  • A déjà vu experience.

There are some signs and symptoms of a temporal lobe epilepsy seizure. These include:

  • Repeated chewing or swallowing
  • Loss of awareness of surroundings
  • Unusual finger movements like picking motions
  • Staring
  • Lip smacking.

There are signs and symptoms that you may experience after a temporal lobe epilepsy seizure. These include:

  • Problems with speaking and a short time of confusion
  • Being unaware that you have had a seizure until someone tells you
  • An inability to recall things that happened during the seizure.

You or a loved one may have temporal lobe epilepsy. This disorder and/or complications resulting from or other disabling conditions that you may have along with it may be the cause of your disability and need for financial assistance.

You or your loved one may intend to apply for the financial help that you need from the Social Security Administration by applying for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits because of the disability caused by temporal lobe epilepsy and/or complications resulting from or other disabling conditions that you may have along with it. Have you or your loved one already applied and been denied?

If you or your loved one plans on reapplying or appealing the denial, consider this. People who have a disability lawyer standing with them are approved more often than people who are not represented by a disability attorney.

We can help you find a disability lawyer to help you fight the Social Security Administration for the benefits you deserve.

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Grand Mal Epilepsy and Receiving Social Security Disability

Thursday, October 21st, 2010

Epilepsy is a word that has frightened people. The word “epilepsy” comes from a Greek word meaning “to possess, seize or hold.” Epilepsy is a medical condition that has been greatly misunderstood. Epilepsy is not contagious, and people with this condition are not “crazy”.

At any given time, about 50 million people have epilepsy worldwide. About 2.5 million of those people with epilepsy are Americans. More than 180,000 people are diagnosed with epilepsy every year. Epilepsy usually begins in children or people over age 65, but it can occur at any age.

Epilepsy is actually a group of related disorders that are characterized by recurring seizures. These related disorders may have vastly different symptoms, but they all involve episodic abnormal electrical activity in your brain. Epilepsy disrupts the transmission of electrical signals in your brain. When this happens a seizure takes place.

Grand mal epilepsy, which is also known as a tonic-clonic seizure, is the kind of epilepsy that most people picture when they think about epilepsy. Grand mal epilepsy involves generalized seizures that affect your entire brain. These seizures begin with stiffening of your limbs (tonic phase). This is usually followed by jerking of your limbs and face (clonic phase), although some people only have the tonic phase and some people only experience the clonic phase of a grand mal seizure.

There are several signs and symptoms that you may have with grand mal epilepsy. Some of these are:

§  An aura – This is a kind of warning sign that a grand mal seizure is about to take place. It varies from person to person. It may be a strange sense of smell, a feeling of numbness or feeling a sense of unexplained dread.

§  A severe headache – This happens to most but not all people after a seizure.

§  Confusion – A time of disorientation may follow a seizure that is known as postictal confusion.

§  A scream – Some people cry out at the start of a seizure.

§  Unresponsiveness after a seizure – Unconsciousness may continue for several minutes after a seizure has ended.

§  Fatigue – Sleepiness is usual after a seizure.

§  Loss of bladder and bowel control – This may take place during or after a seizure.

You or a loved one may have grand mal epilepsy. This disorder and/or complications resulting from or other disabling conditions along with it may be the cause of your disability and need for financial assistance.

You or your loved one may consider applying for the financial help that you need from the Social Security Administration by applying for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits because of the disability caused by grand mal epilepsy and/or complications resulting from or other disabling conditions along with it. You or your loved one may have already applied and been turned down.

If you or your loved one decides to reapply or appeal the denial, remember this. The fact is that people who have a disability lawyer in their corner like the one you will find at disabilitycasereview.com are approved more often than people who are not represented by a disability attorney.

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