I said "why" - not shame, but insurance for ANS and "work" considerations.
It would be "embarrassing" because she or he may have sworn at some point in some legal contracts that they did not have seizures and Wecht didn't want to be the one to tell the world about it.
We were discussing possible epilepsy/seizure disorders in the context of DEAD people and autopsy reports (Dr. Wecht). Dead people don't need to worry about insurance or "work" considerations but their surviving family does have to bear the brunt of any possible shame that an autopsy brings to the fore front. That is why I mentioned "shame" in this context.