Difference between revisions of "Epilepsy"
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ACCEPT if seizure-free for the previous 12 months WITHOUT medication. | ACCEPT if seizure-free for the previous 12 months WITHOUT medication. | ||
| − | DEFER if currently requiring medication or seizures are related to an underlying organic pathology (eg [[Cerebrovascular Disease]], Traumatic brain injury, Brain Tumour) | + | DEFER if currently requiring medication or seizures are related to an underlying organic pathology (eg [[Cerebrovascular Disease]], Traumatic brain injury, [[Brain Tumour]]) |
==Acceptability at CT / Work-Up== | ==Acceptability at CT / Work-Up== | ||
Revision as of 17:58, 9 June 2016
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Acceptability at Recruitment
ACCEPT if seizure-free for the previous 12 months WITHOUT medication.
DEFER if currently requiring medication or seizures are related to an underlying organic pathology (eg Cerebrovascular Disease, Traumatic brain injury, Brain Tumour)
Acceptability at CT / Work-Up
ACCEPT if seizure-free for the past 12 months WITHOUT medication.
DEFER if currently requiring medication.
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
