1 year - ✔✔ Max certification for ALL NEURO conditions
DQ driver for these issues/conditions - ✔✔ 1) Use of anticoagulants w/NEURO
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2) Parkinson's dx
3) Epilepsy
4) Severe TBI
5) Meniere's disease
6) AVM/aneurysm
7) Dementia
8) Cerebellar Ataxia
9) Peripheral Neuropathy (guideline, not regulation)
How is Epilepsy defined? - ✔✔ 2+ UNPROVOKED Seizures
After a SINGLE UNPROVOKED Sz, risk of another sz is greatest risk w/in.. - ✔✔ first 2 years
DQ - ✔✔ Dx of Epilepsy
DO NOT certify driver if --- - ✔✔ 1) Dx Epilepsy
2) Taking sz medications to control sz
2nd UNPROVOKED Sz - ✔✔ Dx: Epilepsy --> DQ driver
Epilepsy waiting period - Dx Epilepsy - ✔✔ 10 years off anticonvulsant and SZ FREE
Waiting period for single SZ - ✔✔ Must be Sz FREE and off anticonvulsants for @ least 5 years
Childhood Febrile Sz - ✔✔ 1) Occurs 2-5% of kids
2) Occurs in kids < 5 yrs of age
3) Likelihood of UNPROVOKED sz occurs w/in the first 10 yrs of life
Waiting period for Childhood Febrile Sz - ✔✔ 1) No recommended time
2) Need to know etiology and treatment
What is the max certification for a driver w/hx of childhood febrile sz? - ✔✔ Max Cert - 2years
Single Unprovoked sz--Waiting period - ✔✔ 5 years, Sz Free and off Anticonvulsants
Max Certification for Single Unprovoked sz - ✔✔ Max Cert --> 1 year
Acute Seizure ---> Structural Insult to brain - ✔✔ 1) mild
2) moderate
3) severe
Acute Sz - waiting period - ✔✔ Must be Sz Free/off Anticonvulsants
Acute Sz - Minimum one (1) year waiting period following - ✔✔ 1) stroke w/o risk for sz
2) mild insult w/o early sz
3) intracerebral / subarch hemorrhage w/o risk for sz
Stroke w/o risk for sz - minimum waiting period - ✔✔ 1 year
Mild insult w/o early sz - min wtg period - ✔✔ 1 year
Minimum two (2) years waiting period - ✔✔ 1) moderate insult w/o early sz
2) mild insult w/ early sz
Early sz w/mild insult - ✔✔ Min 2 years
Moderate insult w/o early sz - ✔✔ Min 2 years
Moderate insult WITH early sz - ✔✔ 5 years
Stroke WITH risk for sz - ✔✔ 5 years [Show Less]