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Personality Disorder and Receiving Social Security Disability

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

Personality disorder is a broad term that is used to refer to a type of mental illness where the way that you comprehend situations, relate to others and the ways in which you think are dysfunctional. As you might imagine, there are many different, specific kinds of personality disorders.

A personality disorder involves a rigid and potentially self-denigrating or self-destructive way of behaving and thinking regardless of what the situation is. This results in hampering your ability to carry out routine functions at school, social situations or work. Or, it brings about distress in your life.

You may or may not be conscious of the fact that you have a personality disorder. This is because the way that you think and act may seem natural to you. You may think that others are to blame for your circumstances.

Nearly 15% of adults in the United States have some kind of personality disorder. This means that over 30 million Americans have some type of personality disorder.

Researchers believe that personality disorders are caused by a combination of environmental and genetic influences in your life. Some research seems to indicate that a person may inherit a genetic vulnerability to having a personality disorder and that your life environment may be the trigger for developing it.

There are some risk factors that may increase your likelihood of having a personality disorder. These include:

  • Being diagnosed with childhood conduct disorder
  • Being a victim of physical, sexual or verbal abuse during your childhood
  • Losing your parents because of divorce or death during your childhood
  • Having a family history of mental illness or personality disorders
  • Having had a chaotic or unstable family life during your childhood.

Because there are so many different types of personality disorders, there are many different signs and symptoms that relate to each one. However, there are some general signs that may indicate that a personality disorder is present. These include:

  • Mistrust and suspicion of others
  • Poor impulse control
  • Social isolation
  • Substance or alcohol abuse
  • Mood swings that occur frequently
  • The need for instant gratification
  • Relationships that are stormy
  • Outbursts of anger
  • Having a problem making friends.

You or a loved one may have personality disorder. This disorder and/or complications resulting from or other conditions along with it may be why you or your loved one is disabled and cannot work.

Have you or your loved one applied for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits from the Social Security Administration because of the disability caused by personality disorder and/or complications resulting from or other conditions along with it? Were you or your loved one denied?

If you appeal the denial by the Social Security Administration, consider this. People who are represented by a disability lawyer like the one at socialsecurityhome.com are approved more often than those without an attorney.

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Cori’s Disease and Receiving Social Security Disability

Friday, July 23rd, 2010
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You or your child with disability may have Cori’s disease. This may be why you are unable to work. This may be the reason for the disability of you or your child with disability.

As a result, you may need help. You may need financial help.

You may have applied for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits for you or your child with disability from the Social Security Administration because of the disability caused by Cori’s disease. Were you or your child with disability denied?

You may plan on appealing the denial by the Social Security Administration. If you do, think about this.

You or your child with disability will need the help of a skilled disability attorney like the one at socialsecurityhome.com in this process. This is true is because people who are represented by a smart disability lawyer are approved more often than those people who are without an attorney.

Here is a little information about Cori’s Disease.

Cori’s disease is a type of glycogen storage disease. This means that it is an autosomal recessive metabolic disorder and inborn error of metabolism. It is characterized by a deficiency in glycogen debranching enzymes.

Cori’s disease is a genetically linked metabolic disorder that involves the enzymes regulating glycogen metabolism, like the other glycogen storage diseases. These enzymes affect the processing of glycogen breakdown or synthesis within your liver, ahaha muscles and other cell types.

Each step in the process involves a different enzyme. The process stops if any one of these enzymes is defective and does not complete its step. The type of glycogen storage disease is determined by which enzyme is defective.

Cori’s disease is a rare disease occurring in 1 out of every 100,000 live births. It involves a missing enzyme that causes abnormal amounts of glycogen to be deposited in your skeletal muscles, liver and heart. This can stunt growth and lead to an enlarged liver, acidosis and hypoglycemia.

Cori’s disease is named in honor of the 1947 Nobel laureates Carl Cori and Gerty Cori. It is also called Forbes disease in honor of a clinician who further described the features of this disorder. Other names are limit dextrinosis and glycogen storage disease type III.

The clinical course of the disease is similar to that of glycogen storage disease type I. It is generally, but not always, milder. Massive hepatomegaly, which is present in young children, diminishes and occasionally disappears with age. Levels of glycogen with short outer branches are elevated in your liver, muscle and erythrocytes.

There are several effects that are caused by Cori’s disease. Some of these are:

  • An enlarged fatty liver
  • Elevated levels of lactate, lipids and uric acid in your blood
  • Low blood sugar
  • Impairment in growth
  • Delaying of puberty
  • Bones weakened by osteoporosis.

It also causes an enlarged heart and muscles prone to wasting. Muscle wasting usually increases with age while other symptoms improve.

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Throat Cancer and Receiving Social Security Disability

Monday, July 19th, 2010

Cancer is much bigger than one disease. It is a large group of diseases. Cancer is characterized 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 forms of cancer. They are usually named by where they begin in your body. For example, esophageal cancer begins in your esophagus. Breast cancer begins in your breast. Even though cancer may spread to other places in your body, it is still named for where it began.

Throat cancer is one of the kinds of cancer. It is cancer that develops in your pharynx (throat) or larynx (voice box).

Have you or your loved one applied for financial help from the Social Security Administration by applying for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits because of the disability caused by throat cancer and/or complications resulting from throat cancer. Have you or your loved one been denied?

If you or your loved one appeals the denial by the Social Security Administration, think carefully about this. People who have a disability lawyer standing with them like the one at socialsecurityhome.com are approved more often than people who are not represented by a disability attorney.

Your cells are the building blocks of your body. This is where cancer originates. If your body is working properly, old cells die at the right time and new cells replace them when you need them. However, sometimes old cells do not die like they ought to and new cells are produced when you do not need them.

A tumor (mass) can begin with these excess cells. These tumors can be either benign or malignant. They are not cancer if they are benign. They are cancer if they are malignant.

Somewhere around 24,000 people are diagnosed with throat cancer each year in the United States. About half of these are in the pharynx. The rest develop in the larynx. Throat cancer is also known by other names. It is also called laryngeal cancer, vocal cord cancer and cancer of the glottis.

Men get throat cancer 10 times as often as women. The majority of throat cancers occur after age 50.

There are several signs and symptoms that you may have with throat cancer. These include:

  • Dramatic, unintentional weight loss
  • Problem with swallowing
  • Abnormal (high-pitched) sounds while you are breathing
  • Lumps or swelling in your neck
  • Chronic cough
  • Coughing up blood
  • Chronic sore throat that does not improve with antibiotics
  • Pain in your neck
  • Chronic hoarseness that does not improve
  • Lump or sore that does not heal
  • Ear pain.

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Cervical Dystonia and Receiving Social Security Disability

Friday, July 16th, 2010

Dystonia is a neurological movement disorder that is evidenced by sustained muscle contractions. These muscle contractions cause abnormal postures or twisting and repetitive movements.

There are several different forms of dystonia. These include focal, generalized, intermediate, segmental and acute dystonic reaction.

Dystonia is also divided into two large categories that depend on your age at the onset of the disorder. If dystonia begins during your youth, you may have a type of dystonia that is inherited. Your signs and symptoms may eventually affect all of your body.

The other category of dystonia is when it starts in older adults. This kind of dystonia usually affects only one of your body parts. Usually this is your hand, neck or face.

Cervical dystonia, which is also known as spasmodic torticollis, is one of the forms of dystonia. This disorder causes the muscles of your neck to contract involuntarily. This causes your head to twist to one side. Cervical dystonia is a painful condition that is also marked by your head tilting backward or forward uncontrollably.

Fortunately, cervical dystonia is rare. It can develop in anyone at any age. This includes infancy. However, cervical dystonia is most common in middle-aged women. In fact, it is almost twice as common in women as in men.

Doctors do not know why some people get cervical dystonia and others do not. Researchers think that this disorder may be from a defect in your brain’s capacity to process chemical messages. This is what allows your brain cells to communicate with one another.

One of the signs and symptoms caused by cervical dystonia is neck pain that can radiate to your shoulders. Other signs and symptoms include:

  • Exhaustion
  • Elevation of the shoulder that is affected
  • Severe headaches
  • Tremors in your hand or arm.

The muscle contractions that mark cervical dystonia may cause your head to twist in several different directions. This includes:

  • Your ear toward your shoulder
  • Your chin straight down
  • Your chin toward your shoulder
  • Your chin straight up.

You or a loved one may have been diagnosed with cervical dystonia. This disorder and/or complications resulting from it may why you or your loved one is disabled. It may be why you need financial assistance.

You or your loved one may be planning on 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 cervical dystonia and/or complications resulting from this disorder. You or your loved one may have already applied and been turned down.

If you or your loved one decides to appeal the denial by the Social Security Administration, here is something to think about. People who have a disability lawyer like the one at socialsecurityhome.com are approved more often than people who are not represented by a disability attorney.

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Dysphagia and Receiving Social Security Disability Benefits

Wednesday, July 14th, 2010

Swallowing is an involved process. There are 50 pairs of muscles and several nerves involved in moving food from your mouth to your stomach. Swallowing takes place in three stages. First, your tongue moves the food around in your mouth so that you can chew it. Chewing is what gets food ready to swallow. Chewing also helps mix the food with saliva. Saliva is what moistens and softens your food so that swallowing is easier to do. It is during this first stage of swallowing that your tongue gathers the prepared food. This makes the food ready for swallowing.

The second stage of swallowing starts when your tongue pushes your food to the back of the mouth. This triggers a swallowing reflex that passes your food through the pharynx (the canal that connects your mouth with your esophagus). During this second stage of swallowing, your larynx (voice box) closes tightly and breathing stops to prevent food and liquid from entering your lungs.

The third stage of swallowing starts when food enters your esophagus. Your esophagus is the canal that carries food and liquid to your stomach.

Dysphagia is the medical term that is used for when you have difficulty swallowing. It can be a sign or symptom of different medical conditions, or dysphagia can refer to a condition in its own right.

The term is derived from the Greek dys, which means disordered or bad and phago, which means eat. Dysphagia is a sensation that suggests that there is difficulty in the passage of solids or liquids from your mouth to your stomach.

The signs and symptoms of dysphagia may come and go. They can be severe or mild, or they can get worse with the passage of time. Possible signs and symptoms include:

  • Choking, coughing or gagging when you swallow
  • Having pain when you swallow
  • Losing weight because you do not get enough liquid or food
  • Having difficulty getting liquids or food to go down on the first try
  • Having liquids or food come back up through your mouth, nose or throat after you swallow
  • Having pressure or pain in your chest
  • Having heartburn
  • Feeling like liquids or food is stuck somewhere in your chest or throat.

You or a loved one may have dysphagia. This disorder and/or complications resulting from or other conditions along with it may be the reason why you are disabled and in need of financial help.

You or your loved one may have applied 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 dysphagia and/or complications resulting from or other conditions along with it. Were you or your loved one denied by the Social Security Administration?

If you or your loved one reapplies or appeals the denial, think carefully about this important fact. People who are represented by a disability attorney like the one you will find here are approved more often than people who do not have a disability lawyer standing with them.

Please do not delay. Contact us today and we will put you in touch with a tough advocate who can help you get the benefits you deserve.

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Ataxia and Receiving Social Security Disability Benefits

Monday, July 12th, 2010

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.

When nerve cells in your cerebellum degenerate, are damaged or lost, you lose coordination or have less muscle control. Infection, injuries, diseases and degenerative changes in your central nervous system can cause this to happen, which results in some type of ataxia. Some of the things that can result in ataxia are:

  • Chickenpox
  • Paraneoplastic syndromes
  • Toxic reactions
  • Trauma to your head
  • Cerebral palsy (link to page, “Cerebral Palsy and Disability”)
  • Multiple sclerosis (MS) (link to page, “Multiple Sclerosis and Disability”)
  • Transient ischemic attack (TIA)
  • Tumor
  • Stroke
  • Heredity or genetics.

The signs and symptoms that you experience will depend on the type of ataxia that you have and whether it is a form of the disease or a sign or symptom of an underlying condition. Poor coordination and balance are usually the first indications of ataxia. Other signs and symptoms that you may experience, depending on the type and reason for your ataxia are:

  • A tendency to stumble and an unsteady walk
  • Change or slurring of your speech
  • Problems with fine-motor skills like writing, buttoning a shirt or eating
  • Difficulty swallowing
  • Slow eye movements
  • Loss of balance
  • Loss of muscle coordination in your leg, arm or hand
  • Walking with your feet further apart to compensate for problems with balance.

Onset of these signs and symptoms will vary due to the type of ataxia that you have. Often, they begin in childhood, but indications can begin in adulthood in your 20s or 30s. They can even begin in your 60s.

You or a loved one may some form of ataxia. This may be why you are disabled and unable to work.

Have you or your loved one applied for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits from the Social Security Administration because of the disability caused by ataxia and/or complications resulting from or other conditions causing ataxia? Were you or your loved one denied?

If you or your loved one appeals the denial by the Social Security Administration, consider this. People who are represented by a disability attorney like the one you will find here are approved more often than people who do not have a lawyer.

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Dependent Personality Disorder and Receiving Social Security Disability

Tuesday, July 6th, 2010

Personality disorder is a wide, inclusive term that describes a type of mental illness where the way that you perceive situations, relate to others and the ways that you think are dysfunctional. You may or may not know that there are many different, specific kinds of personality disorders.

Nearly 15% of adults in the United States have some kind of personality disorder. This means that over 30 million Americans have some type of personality disorder.

Dependent personality disorder (DPD) is one of these kinds of personality disorders. It used to be referred to as asthenic personality disorder. Dependent personality disorder is one of a group of personality disorders that are referred to as anxious personality disorders. These personality disorders are characterized by emotions of fear and nervousness.

Dependent personality disorder is marked by a pervasive dependence on other people. It is a chronic (long-term) condition where you depend too much on others to meet your physical and emotional needs. Dependent personality disorder is characterized by a need for constant reassurance and to be taken care of, an inability to make decisions, submissiveness and helplessness.

Dependent personality disorder is one of the most common types of personality disorder. It occurs in about 2.5% of the general population. It often develops along with other personality disorders like avoidant personality disorder.

Dependent personality disorder seems to occur equally among men and women. It usually develops in young to middle-aged adults.

There are many different signs and symptoms that may indicate that you have dependent personality disorder. These include:

  • Having difficulty being alone
  • Being overly sensitive to criticism
  • Being inclined to live in fantasy or be naïve
  • An avoidance of personality responsibility
  • The inability to make decisions without the reassurance and advice of others
  • Placing the needs of your caregivers above your own
  • Avoiding disagreement with others for fear of losing their approval or support
  • Not being able to start projects
  • An intense fear of abandonment and separation
  • A willingness to tolerate abuse and mistreatment from others
  • A lack of self-confidence and pessimism
  • Passive, clinging and needy behavior.

You or a loved one may have dependent personality disorder. This disorder and/or complications resulting from or other conditions along with it may be the reason for your disability.

Have you or your loved one applied for financial help from the Social Security Administration by applying for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits because of the disability caused by dependent personality disorder and/or complications resulting from or other conditions along with it? Were you or your loved one denied?

If you or your loved one appeals the denial by the Social Security Administration, think about this. 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 lawyer.

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Osteomalacia and Receiving Social Security Disability Benefits

Friday, July 2nd, 2010
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Osteomalacia has to do with a softening of your bones. In fact, osteomalacia means “soft bones”.

Osteoid is the bone protein matrix, composed primarily of type 1 collagen. When there is insufficient mineral or osteoblast dysfunction, the osteoid does not mineralize properly, and it accumulates.

When the newly formed bone of the growth plate does not mineralize, the growth plate becomes thick, wide and irregular. This results in the clinical diagnosis of rickets and is seen only in children because adults no longer have growth plates. When the remodeled bone does not mineralize, osteomalacia occurs, and this happens in all ages. Most of the hereditary causes of osteomalacia appear during childhood and cause rickets.

Soft bones are more likely to bow and fracture than are harder, healthy bones. In osteomalacia your bone tends to break down faster than it can re-form.

Osteomalacia is not the same as osteoporosis. Osteoporosis is another bone disorder that can also lead to bone fractures. Osteomalacia results from a defect in your bone-building process. Osteoporosis comes as a result of a weakening of previously constructed bone.

You may not experience any effects with osteomalacia in the early stages of this disorder, although signs and symptoms could be visible on X-ray pictures or other diagnostic tests. As your osteomalacia progresses, you may experience muscle weakness and bone pain.

Muscle weakness can take the form of stiffness or weakness in your arms and legs, discomfort while moving and decreased muscle tone. Osteomalacia may cause you to walk with a waddling motion.

You may also experience bone pain, especially in your pelvis, lower spine, feet and legs. The pain you have with osteomalacia is usually aching and dull and gets worse during physical activity. You might notice that it produces severe pain if you gently press on a bone like your shin bone, for example.

You may have osteomalacia. Osteomalacia and/or other conditions along with or resulting from it may be the cause of your disability and being unable to work.

Do you need help because of your disability? Do you need financial help?

Have you applied for financial assistance from the Social Security Administration by applying for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits because of the disability caused by osteomalacia and/or related conditions? Were you denied?

You may be thinking about appealing the denial by the Social Security Administration. If this is what you decide to do, here is something that you need to think about.

You may need a disability lawyer like the one you will find at Social Security Home to advise you in what can prove to be a long and trying procedure. The reason why this is true is because people who are helped and represented by a dependable disability attorney are approved more often than those who do not have a lawyer.

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Retinitis Pigmentosa and Receiving Social Security Disability

Thursday, July 1st, 2010

Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) refers to a group of inherited diseases that cause retinal degeneration. The cell-rich retina lines the back inside wall of your eye. Your retina is responsible for capturing images from the visual field.

People with retinitis pigmentosa experience a gradual decline in their vision because their photoreceptor cells (rods and cones) die. With retinitis pigmentosa, excessive amounts of a substance called phytanic acid accumulate and cause a great deal of damage to your retina.

Retinitis pigmentosa is an inherited disease. Other than this, not much is known about what causes this disease.

You can get retinitis pigmentosa even if your father and mother do not have the disease.  This is possible if at least one of your parents carried an altered gene that is associated with this disease. In fact, about 1% of the population can be considered to be carriers of recessive genetic tendencies that can lead to retinitis pigmentosa.

One of the earliest ways that you may be affected by retinitis pigmentosa is night blindness or having difficulty seeing at night or in dimly lit places. Later, there is usually a very gradual loss of side or peripheral vision.

These signs and symptoms usually get worse over a period of years. If more than one member in a family gets retinitis pigmentosa, the rate of vision loss is usually similar with each affected member of the family.

There are other signs and symptoms of retinitis pigmentosa. Some of these are:

  • Clumping of retinal pigment
  • Loss of kinesthetic sense (sense of body movement)
  • Inflammation of your retina
  • Shrinkage of your retina
  • Dislodging of the blood vessels of your retina.

The effects caused by retinitis pigmentosa may be keeping you or a loved one from working. This condition may be the cause of you or your loved one’s disability.

As a result, do you or your loved one need help? Do you need financial help?

Who can you turn to? Who can you look to for the financial aid that you need? Where will it come from?

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

You or your loved one may plan on appealing the denial by the Social Security Administration. If you do, always keep this in mind.

You or your loved one may need a disability lawyer like the one you will find at Social Security Home to counsel and guide you in what can be a long and trying process. The reason for this being true is because people who are helped and represented by a disability attorney are approved more often than those people who do not have a lawyer.

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Cushing’s Syndrome and Receiving Social Security Disability

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010
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Cushing’s syndrome is an endocrine disorder. Cushing’s syndrome is a condition that occurs when your body is exposed to high levels of the hormone cortisol for a prolonged period of time.

It is a disease that happens when your body produces too much of the hormone cortisol. This happens when your adrenal glands, located above your kidneys, make too much cortisol. It may also occur if you take too much cortisol or other steroid hormones.

Cushing’s syndrome is a relatively rare disorder. It usually happens to adults between the ages of 20 and 50. An estimated 10 to 15 out of every million people in the United States are affected by it each year.

Cushing’s syndrome gets its name from American doctor Harvey Cushing who described and reported the disorder in 1932. It is also known as hypercortisolism.

The effects caused by Cushing’s syndrome are varied. Usually, however, you may have an increased amount of fat around your neck, upper body obesity, thinning arms and legs, and a rounded face.

There are other signs and symptoms that show up in your skin. Your skin heals poorly and bruises easily. It becomes thin and fragile. You may see purplish pink stretch marks appear on your thighs, buttocks, abdomen, breasts and arms.

Your bones get weaker. Normal, routine activities like rising or lifting from a chair or bending can result in rib and spinal column fractures and backaches.

Other effects that you may experience are:

  • Weak muscles
  • High blood pressure
  • Severe fatigue
  • High blood sugar
  • Anxiety and depression
  • Irritability
  • Women may have menstrual periods stop or become irregular
  • Women may also experience excessive hair growth on their thighs, abdomen, chest, neck and face.
  • Men may experience decreased fertility and an absent or diminished desire for sex.

The effects of Cushing’s syndrome and/or conditions resulting from or in connection with it can become incapacitating. It may be the cause of you or a loved one’s disability.

Do you or your loved one need help because of your disability? Do you need financial help?

Have you or your loved one applied for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits from the Social Security Administration because of the disability caused by Cushing’s syndrome and/or conditions resulting from or along with it? Were you or your loved one denied?

You or your loved one may be thinking about appealing the denial by the Social Security Administration. If you do, remember this.

You or your loved one may need a  disability lawyer like the one you will find at here to counsel you in what can be a long and trying process. The reason for this being true is because people who are aided and represented by a disability attorney are approved more often than those people who do not have a lawyer.

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