Medical guidance for DLA and AA decision makers

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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)
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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
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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
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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)
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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)
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F
Look up Condition
Facioscapulohumeral dystrophy Muscular dystrophy
Failure to thrive Failure to thrive
Fragile X syndrome Learning Disabilities
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G