Medical guidance for DLA and AA decision makers PDF
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Medical guidance for DLA and AA decision makers (child cases): staff guide Medical guidance for DWP staff who make decisions on child cases for Disa- bility Living Allowance and for Attendance Allowance. This guide is sometimes referred to by staff as the “A to Z of medical condi- tions”. Children’s A-Z of Medical conditions A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z A Look up Condition Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia - Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia - (ALL) (ALL) Acute Myelogenous (Myeloid) Leukae- Acute Myelogenous (Myeloid) Leu- mia - (AML) kaemia - (AML) ADD/ADHD (including hyperkinetic dis- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disor- order/ syndrome) der Allergies and Anaphylaxis: Allergy with a risk of anaphylaxis Allergies and Anaphylaxis Allergy - risk of anaphylaxis unknown or not fully assessed Allergy - no risk of anaphylaxis Oral allergy syndrome Food intolerance Angiodema Hypersensitivity diseases – Other/type not known Anaemia – Sickle cell anaemia Sickle cell anaemia Angiodema Allergies and Anaphylaxis Anxiety Anxiety disorders Arthritis – Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Asperger syndrome Autism Spectrum Disorders Asthma Asthma Ataxic type cerebral palsy Cerebral palsy Athetoid type cerebral palsy Attachment disorder Decision Makers are advised to dis- cuss with the Department Medical Services if necessary Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)/ Atten- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disor- tion Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder der (ADHD) Autistic Spectrum Disorders:- Autism Spectrum Disorders Aspergers syndrome Autism including: - Pervasive Development Disorder (PDD) Pathological Demand Aviodance syn- drome (PDA) Top of page B Look up Condition Batten disease Batten disease Becker type muscular dystrophy Muscular dystrophy Bedwetting (Enuresis) Nocturnal Enuresis Behavioural and Mental Disorders of Learning Disabilities and Decision children – Other Makers are advised to discuss with the Department Medical Services if necessary Blindness Visual Impairment Blood clotting disorders:- Haemophilia Haemophilia A Haemophilia B (Christmas disease) Clotting disorder other / type not known Brain Tumours Brain tumour Top of page C Look up Condition Cerebral palsy:- Cerebral palsy – Athetoid Cerebral palsy Cerebral palsy – Ataxic Cerebral palsy – Hemiplegic Cerebral palsy – Diplegic Cerebral palsy – Quadriplegia Cerebral palsy – Other type not known Child development Normal development and Disability in children Choroiditis (Posterior uveitis) Visual impairment Christmas disease (Haemophilia B) Haemophilia Chronic suppurative otitis media Hearing impairment Cleft lip/palate Cleft lip/palate Clotting disorder Other / type not Haemophilia known Coeliac disease Coeliac disease Conduct disorder (including opposi- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder tional defiant disorder) (ADHD) / Learning Disabilities / Netdoc- tor(CD) / Netdoctor (ODD) and Decision Makers are advised to dis- cuss with the Department Medical Ser- vices if necessary Conductive hearing loss: Otitis media with effusion (OME) Hearing loss Chronic suppurative otitis media Conductive hearing loss due to trauma Mastoiditis Otitis externa – chronic Otosclerosis Conductive hearing loss - Other cause / cause unknown Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) Conjunctivia/ Corneal / Eyelids/ Lacrimal apparatus diseases: Corneal ulceration Visual impairment Entropion Herpes zoster – ophthalmic Keratitis Keratoconus Orbital cellulitis Ptosis Scleritis Cystic fibrosis Cystic fibrosis Top of page D Look up Condition Deficits in attention, motor control and DAMP perception (Damp) Deafness Hearing loss Depression Depression Developmental Coordination disorder Dyspraxia also known as Dyspraxia Diabetes Mellitus: Type 1 (insulin dependent) Diabetes Type 2 (insulin and non – insulin de- pendent) Diabetes Mellitus – Category unknown Diplegia type cerebral palsy Cerebral palsy Double vision (Diplopia) Visual impairment Down/Down’s syndrome Down/Down’s syndrome Duchenne type muscular dystrophy Muscular dystrophy Dyspraxia also known as Developmen- Dyspraxia tal Coordination disorder Dystrophia myotonica (Myotonic Dys- Muscular dystrophy trophy) Top of page E Look up Condition Eczema – dermatitis type Eczema Enuresis (bedwetting) Nocturnal Enuresis Epilepsy: Generalised seizure (with status epilep- Epilepsy ticus in last 12 months) Absence seizure (Petit mal) Atonic seizure Clonic seizure Myoclonic seizure Tonic seizure Tonic-clonic seizure (Grand mal) pri- mary or secondary Generalised seizure (without status epi- lepticus in last 12 months) Absence seizure (Petit mal) Atonic seizure Clonic seizure Myoclonic seizure Tonic seizure Tonic-clonic seizure (Grand mal) pri- mary or secondary Partial seizure (with status epilepticus in last 12 months Complex partial seizure Complex partial seizure evolving to gen- eralised tonic-clonic seizure Simple partial seizure Partial seizure (without status epilepti- cus in last 12 months) Complex partial seizure Complex partial seizure evolving to gen- eralised tonic-clonic seizure Simple partial seizure Seizure - unclassified Non epileptic attack disorder (pseudo- seizure) Top of page F Look up Condition Facioscapulohumeral dystrophy Muscular dystrophy Failure to thrive Failure to thrive Fragile X syndrome Learning Disabilities Top of page G
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