Periodic attacks affecting the state of consciousness, frequently accompanied by convulsions.
Rating depends, among other factors, on type of seizure, frequency of seizures, time since diagnosis and date of last seizure.
Seizures described as: Possible Rating:
Tonic-Clonic, Grand Ma!,
Generalized Standard to Table J
Absence, Petit Mal Standard to Table B
Febri!e (in chi!dren) Standard
Life Insurance Solutions, in summary when underwriting a seizure or epilepsy disease history, suggests for those persons looking for life insurance for epilepsy, the following factors are very important in assessing the risk:
- Type of seizure - e.g., absence, alcoho!-related, atonic, febrile (due to a high fever), generalized, grand mal, myoc!onic, partial, petit mal, tonic-c!onic?
- Cause?
- Date of onset?
- What tests were performed? What were the results?
- Date of last seizure?
- Type of treatment?
- Medications taken?
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