![]() ![]() What evidence do we need to document your neurological disorder? We will evaluate your mental impairment under the mental disorders body system, 12.00.ī. If your neurological disorder results in only mental impairment or if you have a co-occurring mental condition that is not caused by your neurological disorder (for example, dementia), We evaluate the limitations resulting from the impact of the neurological disease process itself. We evaluate your limitations using the functional criteria under these listings (see 11.00G). Such as Huntington’s disease, which may limit executive functioning (e.g., regulating attention, planning, inhibiting responses, decision-making), For example, if you have a neurological disorder that causes mental limitations, We evaluate neurological disorders that may manifest in a combination of limitations in physical and mental functioning. We evaluate epilepsy, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, coma or persistent vegetative state (PVS), and neurological disorders that cause disorganization of motor function, bulbar and neuromuscular dysfunction,Ĭommunication impairment, or a combination of limitations in physical and mental functioning such as early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. Which neurological disorders do we evaluate under these listings? Neurodegenerative disorders of the central nervous system, such as Huntington’s disease, Friedreich’s ataxia, and spinocerebellar degenerationĪ. Category of Impairments, Neurological Disorders ![]()
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