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Goodpasture’s Syndrome and Receiving Social Security Disability

Saturday, April 2nd, 2011

Goodpasture’s syndrome is a rare condition that is characterized by rapid destruction of your kidneys and hemorrhaging of your lungs. Although several diseases can display these symptoms, the name Goodpasture’s syndrome is usually reserved for the autoimmune disease produced when your immune system attacks cells having the Goodpasture antigen (a type II hypersensitivity reaction). These cells are found in your kidneys and lungs. This attack by your immune system causes damage to these organs.

An autoimmune disease is one in which for some unknown reason your immune system attacks your own body cells and tissues. When your immune system is working properly, it creates antibodies to fight off germs. In Goodpasture’s syndrome, your immune system makes antibodies that attack your lungs and kidneys.

Goodpasture’s syndrome is named after the American pathologist, Dr Ernest Goodpasture. In 1919, He described this condition. It is thought to be the first report on the existence of this disorder.

Goodpasture’s syndrome is known by several other names. It is also called Goodpasture’s disease, anti-glomerular basement membrane antibody disease, rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis with pulmonary hemorrhage, pulmonary renal syndrome and glomerulonephritis-pulmonary hemorrhage.

There are several ways in which you may be affected by Goodpasture’s syndrome. It can cause you to feel a burning sensation when urinating or coughing up blood. However, the first indications you have may be vague. These are things like difficulty breathing, paleness, nausea or fatigue.

These effects are usually followed by kidney involvement. This usually involves protein and small amounts of blood in your urine. Other indications that you may have are:

  • Dark colored urine
  • Foamy urine
  • Decrease in the amount of urine
  • Chest pain
  • Weakness
  • Vomiting.

You or a loved one may suffer with Goodpasture’s syndrome. This may be what keeps you or your loved one from being able to work. Goodpasture’s syndrome and/or conditions associated with or resulting from this disorder may be the reason you or your loved one is disabled.

If this is the case, you may need help. You may need financial assistance.

Who can you turn to for help? Where will the financial assistance that you need come from?

Have you or your loved one thought about applying for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits from the Social Security Administration because of the disability caused by Goodpasture’s syndrome and/or conditions associated with or resulting from this disorder? Have you already done this and been denied?

You or your loved one may be planning to appeal the denial by the Social Security Administration. If you decide to do this, here is something for you to think about.

You are going to need a smart disability lawyer like the one you will find at disabilitycasereview.com to assist you in this process. This is true because people who are represented by a skilled disability attorney are approved more often than those people without a lawyer.

Do not hesitate. Contact the wise disability attorney at disabilitycasereview.com, today.

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Pemphigus and Receiving Social Security Disability Benefits

Monday, March 21st, 2011

Pemphigus is an autoimmune disorder that causes blistering and raw sores on your skin and mucous membranes. Pemphigus is sometimes associated with the use of Penicillamine.  Penicillamine is a drug that is used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, scleroderma and Wilson’s disease.

There are three types of pemphigus. These vary in severity. They are:

§  Pemphigus vulgaris is the most common form of pemphigus. It occurs when antibodies attack Desmoglein 3, a protein that keeps your cells bound together.  Cells fall apart causing your skin to slough off. This kind of pemphigus can develop at any age. It is rare in children and usually occurs in the middle aged and elderly. Pemphigus vulgaris usually affects people of Jewish, Middle Eastern or Mediterranean descent.

§  Pemphigus foliaceus is the least severe of the three kinds of pemphigus. This kind of pemphigus attacks the protein Desmoglein 1, which is found only in the top dry layer of your skin. Pemphigus foliaceus involves crusty sores that usually begin in your scalp. They may move to your face, back and chest. It is not as painful as pemphigus vulgaris, and it is sometimes mis-diagnosed as dermatitis or eczema.

§  Paraneoplastic Pemphigus is the most severe and least common type of pemphigus. This type of pemphigus usually occurs in conjunction with a malignancy that is already present. Extremely painful sores develop in your lips, mouth and esophagus. This type of pemphigus is dangerous and can be fatal.

The signs and symptoms of pemphigus differ according to which type of the disorder you have. With pemphigus vulgaris blisters usually begin in your mouth and then erupt on your skin. Blisters also may break out on the mucous membranes of your genitals. The blisters are usually painful, but they do not itch.

Pemphigus foliaceus usually involves blisters breaking out on your scalp and face, and later on your back and chest. These blister and are crusty and itching, but they are not usually painful.

Paraneoplastic pemphigus usually begins with sores in your lips and mouth and in your esophagus. As mentioned above, these sores are very painful.

You or a loved one may have pemphigus. This disorder may be the cause of you or your loved one’s disability. It may be the reason why you cannot work.

If this is the case, you may need help. You may need financial help.

Have you or your loved one applied for that financial assistance from the Social Security Administration by applying for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits because of the disability caused by pemphigus? Were you or your loved one denied?

If you or your loved one plans on appealing the denial by the Social Security Administration, remember this. People who are represented by a dependable disability attorney like the one at disabilitycasereview.com are approved more often than those people who are not represented by a lawyer.

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Bowelgina and Receiving Social Security Disability Benefits

Tuesday, March 8th, 2011

The word, “angina” probably causes you to think of a problem that is associated with your heart. However, angina can also be used in reference to abdominal pain.

Bowelgina is postprandial abdominal pain that develops when you do not have enough blood flow to meet your mesenteric visceral demands. Bowelgina is intermittent abdominal pain that frequently occurs at a fixed time after eating.

Fortunately, bowelgina is extremely rare. Women are three times more likely to have bowelgina than men. It develops most often in people over 60 years of age.

Bowelgina is not a disease. It is a sign or symptom of an underlying condition that is causing this condition.

The most common underlying cause of bowelgina is your intestines and stomach being temporarily deprived of sufficient amounts of blood that are required for these organs to do their job properly. This poor circulation of blood is almost always the result of hardening of the arteries. This is a condition that is referred to as arteriosclerosis. In rare cases there can be other things that cause bowelgina. These include:

§  Antiphospholipid syndrome

§  Carcinoid tumor

§  Aortic coarctation.

There is one primary risk factor for bowelgina. It is smoking. Somewhere between 75 and 80% of the people who suffer with bowelgina are smokers.

Just as bowelgina may be the main sign or symptom of the underlying condition that is causing it, the main sign or symptom of bowelgina is disabling central abdominal pain that usually starts 10-15 minutes after eating. This pain usually increases in intensity until it reaches a plateau. Then, it slowly subsides several hours after eating.

At the beginning, this pattern of pain usually only develops after eating a large meal. However, with the passage of time, the pain develops even after small meals. You start to associate eating a meal with pain.

Another sign or symptom of bowelgina is significant weight loss. This is weight loss that is unintentional.

You or a loved one may have bowelgina. Bowelgina may be the main sign or symptom that you are experiencing with an underlying condition that is the reason for you or your loved one’s disability and not being able to work.

You may need help if this is true. You may need financial assistance.

You or your loved one may be intending 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 your disability that has been caused by the underlying condition that you have whose main sign or symptom is bowelgina. You may have already applied and been denied by the Social Security Administration.

If you or your loved one is planning on reapplying or appealing the denial, here is an important fact that you really ought to think about. The simple truth is that people who have a disability attorney standing with them like the one you will find at Social Security Home are approved more often than people who are not represented by a disability lawyer.

Please do not wait. This is a matter of great importance to you or your loved one. Contact us today so we can connect you with someone who can help you with your disability appeal.

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Pancreatic Cysts and Pseudocysts and Receiving Social Security Disability

Thursday, March 3rd, 2011

Your pancreas is a long, flat gland that is tucked behind your stomach, between the upper part of your small intestine (duodenum) and your spleen. Your pancreas is important for both metabolism and digestion.

Pancreatic cysts are abnormal, sac-like pockets of fluid that are inside or on your pancreas. Most of these pancreatic cysts are benign (non-cancerous).

A great number of pancreatic cysts are not true cysts. They are referred to as pseudo cysts. These are benign pockets of fluids. However, they are not lined with the kind of cells that true cysts contain. They are lined with scar or inflammatory tissue.

There are several different types of pancreatic cysts and pseudocysts. Some of these are cystic islet cell tumor, serous cystadenoma, mucinous duct ectasia, papillary cystic tumor and mucinous cystadenoma.

Pancreatic cysts are a common problem for people in the United States. It is estimated that as many as 2% of American adults have pancreatic cysts. This means that around 6 million adults have pancreatic cysts in America.

Pancreatic cysts are more common in older people. Estimates are that 9% of people who are age 80 and older have these cysts.

Pancreatic cysts and pseudocysts may not cause any signs or symptoms. When you do have signs and symptoms, they may include:

  • Vomiting and nausea
  • Persistent abdominal pain that may move around to your back
  • A mass that you can feel in your upper abdomen
  • Jaundice (yellowing of your eyes and skin with darkening of the color of your urine).

If you have a pancreatic cyst or pseudocyst that ruptures, it is a medical emergency that requires emergency medical treatment. Signs and symptoms of a ruptured pancreatic cyst or pseudocyst include:

  • Rapid and weak heartbeat
  • Vomiting blood
  • Decrease in your consciousness
  • Fainting
  • Severe abdominal pain.

Most of the time, pancreatic cysts and pseudocysts would not be a disorder that would qualify you to receive Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits. However, you or a loved one may have complications that have resulted from these cysts, or you may have other disabling conditions along with them that have led to you or your loved one’s disability and not being able to work.

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

You or your loved one may plan on 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 pancreatic cysts and pseudocysts and complications resulting from them and/or other ailments afflicting you in addition to this disorder. You or your loved one may have already done this and been turned down by the Social Security Administration.

If you or your loved one thinks about reapplying or appealing the denial, think about this important fact. The fact is that people who are represented by a disability attorney like the one you will find at disabilitycasereview.com are approved more often than people who do not have a disability lawyer working for them.

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Silk Road Disease and Receiving Social Security Disability

Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011

Vasculitis is a general term for a group of uncommon diseases that are evidenced by inflammation of your blood vessels. The blood vessels of your body are what make up your vascular system. Your blood vessels are composed of arteries that carry oxygen-rich blood to the tissues of your body and veins that return oxygen-depleted blood from your tissues to your lungs for oxygen. Vasculitis is marked by inflammation in and damage to the walls of various blood vessels in your body.

Silk Road disease is a type of vasculitis that can involve ulceration and other legions. It is marked by genital ulcers, painful mouth ulcers, skin lesions and eye problems. This disease can be considered as a chronic upsetting of your body’s immune system.

Your immune system protects your body against infections when it is working like it should through controlled inflammation. However, if your immune system becomes overactive, it may result in unpredictable outbreaks of exaggerated inflammation that usually affect your small blood vessels.

Fortunately, Silk Road disease is rare. It affects about 1 in 20,000 people in the United States. Silk Road disease affects around 1 in 10,000 people in the Mediterranean basin, Middle East and Far East.

Silk Road disease occurs more frequently in men than in women. This disease may start at any age, but it usually begins when you are between 20 and 30 years of age.

The signs and symptoms of Silk Road disease usually vary from person to person. The signs and symptoms that you experience will probably depend on the parts of your body that are affected by Silk Road disease. Some of the possible recurring signs and symptoms that you may have include:

  • Skin lesions
  • Tonsillitis and sore throats
  • Muscle and joint pain
  • Fluctuations in your body temperature
  • Mouth ulcers
  • Diarrhea
  • Abdominal pain or bleeding
  • General feeling of weakness or sickness (malaise)
  • Inflammation in your eye
  • Headache
  • Weight loss, anorexia
  • Fever
  • Disorientation or stroke
  • Pain, redness and swelling in your arms or legs
  • Poor balance.

You or a loved one may be suffering from Silk Road disease. Silk Road disease and/or complications resulting from this disease or other disorders that you have along with it may be why you or your loved one is disabled and unable to work.

You may need help if this is your situation. You may need 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 resulting from Silk Road disease and/or complications caused by this disease or other disorders that you have along with it. You may have already taken this step, and your application was denied by the Social Security Administration.

If you or your loved one plans on reapplying or appealing the denial, think about this. People who have a disability attorney standing with them like the one you will find at Social Security Home are approved more often than people who are not represented by a disability lawyer.

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Cysticercosis and Receiving Social Security Disability Benefits

Monday, February 28th, 2011
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Cysticercosis is a systemic parasitic infestation that is caused by the pork tapeworm that is known as Taenia solium (T. solium). Characteristic cysticerci (cysts) develop from this illness that causes your signs and symptoms.

The illness is referred to as neurocysticercosis when these cysts affect you central nervous system (your brain and spinal cord). In fact, neurocysticercosis is a leading cause of adult-onset seizures around the world. Cysticercosis may also affect your eyes, skin and skeletal muscle.

The tapeworm that causes cysticercosis is epidemic in many parts of the developing world like Asia, sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America. Although rare in the United States, the incidence of cysticercosis has increased because of immigration from developing countries. It is now estimated that around 1,000 new cases of cysticercosis are diagnosed each year in the United States.

Cysticercosis is caused by eating eggs from the pork tapeworm that are located in contaminated food. This illness is not caused by eating undercooked pork. Cysticercosis is caused by eating raw or undercooked pork that is contaminated with the larval cysts. These larval cysts become adult tapeworms in a person’s intestine and produce a huge number of eggs. The eggs are then passed in the person’s stool and are spread through water, food or surfaces that have been contaminated with feces. You get cysticercosis when you swallow these eggs.

The signs and symptoms of cysticercosis may occur over a period of several months to several years after your initial infection (incubation period). The signs and symptoms that you have will depend on the number and location of your cysts. It is possible that you may not experience any signs or symptoms at all with cysticercosis. Most of the people who experience signs and symptoms are those whose central nervous system has been affected by the illness (neurocysticercosis). Possible signs and symptoms include:

  • Seizure
  • Lethargy
  • Changes in vision that may include decreased vision or blindness
  • Vomiting and nausea
  • Confusion
  • Numbness or weakness
  • Headache
  • Changes in walking
  • Abnormal heart rhythms or heart failure.

You or a loved one may have or have had cysticercosis. Cysticercosis and/or complications that developed from it or other conditions afflicting you along with this illness may have caused you or your loved one’s disability and inability to work.

Because of this, you may need help. You may need 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 cysticercosis and/or complications that developed from it or other conditions afflicting you along with this illness. You or your loved one may have already taken this step, and your application was denied by the Social Security Administration.

If you or your loved one decides to reapply or appeal the denial, you really ought to think carefully about this important fact. The simple truth is that people who have a disability lawyer on their side 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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Stevens-Johnson Syndrome and Receiving Social Security Disability

Friday, February 25th, 2011
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Stevens-Johnson syndrome is a serious disorder that is rare. It is marked by your mucous membranes and skin reacting severely to an underlying cause like infection, illness or medication. With Stevens-Johnson syndrome, cell death causes your epidermis to separate from your dermis.

Your skin is the outer covering of your body. Your skin is part of your integumentary system. It is the largest organ of your body and the organ system that protects your body from damage.

Your skin is made up of three layers. Each layer is important. The outer layer of your skin is your epidermis. It is the layer on the surface of your skin. New skin cells are made at the bottom of your epidermis. The next layer of your skin is the dermis. It contains tiny blood vessels that keep your skin healthy by removing waste and bringing them the oxygen and nutrients that they need. The third layer of your skin is subcutaneous fat. It helps your body stay warm and absorbs shocks.

Stevens-Johnson syndrome occurs most often in adolescents and young adults, although it can happen to anyone at any time. Men have this disorder twice as often as women.

Stevens-Johnson syndrome is named after Albert Mason Stevens and Frank Chambliss Johnson. They are the American pediatricians who described this disorder in 1922.

The specific cause of Stevens-Johnson syndrome is not always known. As mentioned earlier, it is usually an allergic reaction to an illness, medication or infection.

There are several signs and symptoms that may occur with Stevens-Johnson syndrome. Some of these are:

§  Skin pain

§  Sloughing (shedding) of your skin

§  Swelling of your face

§  Blisters on your mucous membranes and skin, especially in your nose, eyes and mouth

§  Swelling of your tongue

§  Hives

§  A purple or red rash that spreads within hours to days.

If you have this disorder, several days before you see the rash, you may have:

  • A cough
  • Burning eyes
  • Fever
  • Sore throat.

You or a loved one may have had Stevens-Johnson syndrome. Complications that have resulted from or the underlying condition that has caused this disorder may be the cause of you or your loved one’s disability.

You may need assistance if this is your situation. You may need financial help.

You or your loved one may be intending to apply 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 complications that have resulted from Stevens-Johnson syndrome and/or the underlying condition that has caused this disorder. You or your loved one may have already taken this step and been denied by the Social Security Administration.

If you or your loved one is planning on reapplying or appealing the denial, think about this important fact. The simple truth is that people who are represented by a disability attorney like the one you will find at disabilitycasereview.com are approved more often than people who do not have a disability lawyer fighting for them.

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Canavan Disease and Receiving Social Security Disability

Friday, February 11th, 2011

Canavan disease is a rare genetic (inherited) neurological disorder that is marked by the degeneration of the white matter of the brain into spongy tissue that is riddled with microscopic fluid-filled spaces. Canavan disease affects the breakdown and metabolism (use) of aspartic acid.

Canavan disease is one of a group of genetic neurological disorders that are referred to as the leukodystrophies. These diseases cause imperfect development or growth of the myelin sheath, which is the fatty covering that functions as an insulator around nerve fibers in the brain.

Myelin lends its color to the white matter of the brain. It is a complex substance that is composed of at least 10 chemicals. Each one of the leukodystrophies affects one (and only one) of these chemicals. Canavan disease prevents the making of an enzyme that is known as aspartoacylase.

Canavan disease is known by other names. It is also referred to as aspartoacylase deficiency, spongy degeneration of the brain, canavan’s leukodystrophy and ASPA deficiency.

Canavan disease is caused by a faulty (defective) gene that causes the absence of enzyme aspartoacylase. This enzyme is responsible for breaking down a material known as N-acetylaspartic acid in the brain. Without it being there, N-acetylaspartic acid builds up in the brain. This, in turn, causes the deterioration (break down) of the white matter of the brain.

As mentioned earlier, canavan disease is a genetic (inherited) disease. This means that it is passed down from parent to child. It is inherited in what is known as an autosomal recessive pattern. This means that each parent has to have the defective gene in order for a child to have the possibility of getting this disease.

There are several different signs and symptoms that your loved one may have with canavan disease. Some of these are:

  • Poor muscle tone, especially of the neck muscles
  • Swallowing problems
  • Irritability
  • Severe mental retardation
  • Nasal regurgitation (backflow of food material into the nose)
  • Reflux with vomiting
  • Abnormal posture with straight legs and flexed arms
  • Seizures
  • Difficulty with eating
  • Blindness or poor visual tracking
  • Macrocephaly (increased head size).

You may have a loved one with canavan disease. Canavan disease and/or complications that have resulted from this disease may have brought about your loved one’s disability and inability to work.

You may need assistance for your loved one if this is the case. You may need financial help.

You may be planning on applying for financial assistance on behalf of your loved one from the Social Security Administration by applying for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits because of the disability caused by canavan disease and/or complications that have resulted from this disease. You may have already done this, and your loved one was denied by the Social Security Administration.

If you are thinking about reapplying or appealing the denial of your loved one, think about this. People who are represented by a disability attorney are approved more often than people who do not have a disability lawyer working for them.

Please do not wait. Contact the disability lawyer at Social Security Home, today.

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A Chordoma and Receiving Social Security Disability Benefits

Thursday, February 10th, 2011

Cancer is a group of diseases, not just one. It is indicated by cells that are invasive (they invade and destroy adjacent tissue), aggressive (they grow and divide without respect to normal limits) and sometimes metastatic (they spread to other parts of the body).

There are many different kinds of cancer. They are usually designated for where they begin in your body. For example, colon cancer begins in your colon. Stomach cancer begins in your stomach. Even if it spreads to other organs, cancer is still named by where it started in your body.

Bone cancer begins in your bones. Your body is made up of 206 bones. Your bones help give shape and structure to your body. Your bones help protect your fragile organs, contain bone marrow that stores and makes new blood cells and help control your body’s collection of various nutrients and proteins.

A chordoma is a form of bone cancer. It is a rare tumor that usually develops on the base of your skull and your spine. A chordoma is a malignant tumor that grows rather slowly.

Fortunately, a chordoma accounts for only about 1% of all malignant bone cancers. Although a chordoma may occur to anyone at any age, this tumor occurs most often in people who are between the ages of 40 and 70, with the average age being 55.

Because a chordoma grows slowly, you may have signs and symptoms for a good while before you notice them. The signs and symptoms of a chordoma are different depending on the size and location of the tumor. Possible signs and symptoms when a chordoma is located on your spine include:

  • Impotence
  • Numbness
  • Changes in bladder and/or bowel function
  • Weakness in your legs and arms
  • Incontinence
  • Pain in the area where the tumor is located.

Possible signs and symptoms of a chordoma that is located on the base of your skull include:

  • Facial pain
  • Difficulty swallowing
  • Headache
  • Changes in hearing
  • Double vision
  • Neck pain.

You or a loved one may have a chordoma. A chordoma and/or complications that have resulted from this disease may have brought about you or your loved one’s disability and not being able to work.

You may need help if this is your situation. Your may need financial assistance.

You or your loved one may be considering 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 a chordoma and/or complications that have resulted from this disease. You or your loved one may have already done this and been turned down by the Social Security Administration.

If you or your loved one has decided to reapply or appeal the denial, here is something important that you need to remember. The fact is that people who are represented by a disability attorney are approved more often than people who do not have a disability lawyer on their side.

Please do not hesitate. Contact the disability attorney at Social Security Home, today.

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Machado-Joseph Disease and Receiving Social Security Disability

Wednesday, February 9th, 2011

The word “ataxia”, comes from a Greek word, “a taxis” that means incoordination or without order. Ataxia means a lack of coordination or without coordination.

Ataxia can refer to a sign or symptom of incoordination that is associated with injuries, infections, other diseases or degenerative changes in your central nervous system. Ataxia also refers to a group of specific degenerative diseases of your nervous system. These are called sporadic and hereditary ataxias.

The reason ataxia causes problems with your coordination is because if affects the parts of your nervous system that controls balance and movement. Ataxia can affect your hands, fingers, arms, body, legs, eye and speech movements.

Machado-Joseph disease is an extremely rare hereditary type of ataxia. It is also referred to as spinocerebellar ataxia type 3.

Machado-Joseph disease affects your central nervous system. This is especially true of the areas that control the movement coordination of your facial muscles, eyes and limbs. This disease is characterized by the progressive and slow degeneration of areas of your brain that are involved in motor coordination.

An unusual thing about Machado-Joseph disease is that it is not named after the researchers who discovered it in 1972. It is named after William Machado and Antone Joseph who were the patriarchs of the families in which the disease was first described.

Machado-Joseph disease can occur in anyone of any ethnic background. However, it is most common in people who are of Azorean or Portuguese ancestry.

There are several signs and symptoms that you may experience with Machado-Joseph disease. These include:

  • Problems with swallowing and speech
  • Spasticity (rigid or stiff muscles with exaggerated, deep tendon reflexes)
  • A lurching staggering gait that may be easily mistaken for being drunk
  • Slow progressive weakness and clumsiness in your legs and arms
  • Frequent urination
  • Dystonia (a neurological movement disorder that involves sustained muscle contractions that cause twisting and repetitive movements or abnormal postures)
  • Blurred or double vision
  • Twitching of your tongue or face
  • Involuntary eye movements
  • Loss of the ability to distinguish contrast and/or color.

You or a loved one may have Machado-Joseph disease. Machado-Joseph disease and complications that have resulted from this disease may have led to you or your loved one’s disability and need for financial help.

You or your loved one may intend to apply 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 Machado-Joseph disease and complications that have resulted from this disease. You or your loved one may have already taken this step, and your application was denied by the Social Security Administration.

If you or your loved one is planning on reapplying or appealing the denial, you really ought to think carefully about this important fact. The fact is that people who have a disability lawyer standing with them are approved more often than people who are not represented by a disability attorney.

Please do not hesitate or put this off. Contact the disability lawyer at Social Security Home, today.

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