Difference between revisions of "Epilepsy"

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==Guidance==
 
==Guidance==
Unacceptable if has had an epileptic event or required anti-epileptic medication in the last year. Otherwise acceptable
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Unacceptable if has had an epileptic event in the last year or if there is an underlying organic pathology. Otherwise acceptable.
  
 
==Pseudonyms or Related Conditions==
 
==Pseudonyms or Related Conditions==

Revision as of 11:47, 1 November 2013

Acceptability at Recruitment

QUALIFIED

Acceptability at CT / Work-Up

QUALIFIED

Individual at Risk

Donor

Explanation of Condition

Seizures caused by abnormal electrical activity in the brain. These can be secondary (e.g. as a result of a brain injury), or primary, where a precipitating cause is not found.

Guidance

Unacceptable if has had an epileptic event in the last year or if there is an underlying organic pathology. Otherwise acceptable.

Pseudonyms or Related Conditions

Seizures

Version

Version 1, Edition 1

Date of Last Update

15th June 2012