A "severely mentally impaired" person is defined as someone living with a severe impairment of intellectual and social functioning, which appears to be permanent - such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's disease, learning difficulties or following a stroke.
It conceded that her medical problems were real and constituted a "severe impairment".
Consider a stroke victim, who may have paid national insurance for decades before incurring a severe impairment from which there is no prospect of recovery.
If these results can be confirmed with larger samples, they would indicate a severe impairment or inhibition of central EPI release in depression.
Moreover, there appears to be a severe impairment in attention span and cognitive performance in regular cannabis users, even after the habit has been relinquished.
Limiting access to lawyers presents a danger to individual rights and a "severe impairment of the judicial function," the New York City Bar Association says in a brief addressed to the prohibition on lawyers participating in the review tribunals.
Grade III: Athletes are able to walk, but have a severe impairment in both arms or have no arms, a moderate impairment of all four limbs or short stature.
One of the main areas affecting functioning in individuals with Rett syndrome is a severe impairment of receptive and expressive communication.
Social Security is a promise to working Americans: Nobody should be left behind because of circumstances outside of his or her control, whether it's a severe impairment or old age.
It conceded that her medical problems were real and constituted a "severe impairment". But it insisted that its test required a worker to show that a disability prevented the performance of the person's prior job.
For the foregoing reasons, we conclude that, as a realistic matter, the application of California law in this context would not result in a severe impairment of Georgia's interests.
