Sentences with phrase «by a progressive illness»

But it's always good to have because death caused by accidents often brings a special set of financial considerations, that may not be present when death is caused by a progressive illness.

But it's always good to have because death caused by accidents often brings a special set of financial considerations, that may not be present when death is caused by a progressive illness.

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The illness was later renamed progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) to describe the weakness or paralysis (palsy) patients develop when brain areas that control eye movements are affected by the syndrome — which produces the classic symptom of motionless eyes described by Dickens.

Mitochondrial diseases include Leigh syndrome, a progressive and fatal disorder characterized by lesions on the brain that may lead to heart, kidney, vision and breathing complications, and Alpers Disease, a neurologic illness that causes seizures, dementia, spasticity, blindness, liver dysfunction and cerebral degeneration.

The illness is caused by the Lawsonia intracellularis bacterium, which takes root in the intestines and leads to progressive symptoms, including: lack of appetite, lethargy, liquid or bloody diarrhea, dull coat and eyes, irritability, dehydration and a red, raw, sore - infested bottom.

Traditionally, professional services to assist people with illness and disability have been limited by a narrow focus on the individual, on the terminal phase of progressive diseases, and on family deficits or «dysfunction.»