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Laws about medical conditions that may prevent someone from driving vary by state. Learn about the review process, potential liability, physician reporting and more.
Driving restrictions: Depending on the frequency of seizures and state laws, individuals may be restricted from driving. Mental health struggles: Higher rates of depression, anxiety, and sometimes increased risk of suicide are common among people with epilepsy. Cognitive impairments: Seizures and medicat...
Such precautions, including restrictions on driving, must be observed until seizures that impair consciousness are controlled (ie, the patient is seizure free) for the recommended period—typically 3-12 months, though the length varies from state to state in the United States. Patients with seizures...
On the basis of their results, they state that they "do not think it wise to restrict further the driving privileges of persons with diabetes or epilepsy." This information would be more useful if the driving restrictions already in effect for the subjects of this study were described. The ...
or operating heavy machinery. They require counseling on sleep hygiene and medication compliance. They should be counseled against alcohol consumption and illicit drug use. Driving restrictions vary depending on the country or region, and patients and caregivers must be aware of these restrictions.[72...
You and your healthcare provider will have to discuss the regulations and the safest decision for you. Even if your state does not have restrictions that affect your permission to drive, your healthcare provider might recommend that you don’t drive as a safety precaution for yourself and other...
Social Security will consider your medical condition and also your age, education, work skills, restrictions ordered by your doctor, and whether or not you can drive. Social Security does not expect you to work in a job where you are at risk to yourself or others if you have a seizure....
The bill passed in late 2022, with nearly two-thirds support from the state’s legislature. It was signed into law in January 2023 by an unlikely figure: Gov. Tarcísio de Freitas, a former Cabinet member of formerfar-right President Jair Bolsonarowho is often floated as a possible new st...
Activity modification and restrictions.The major problem for patients with seizures is the unpredictability of the next seizure; clinicians should discuss the following types of seizure precautions with patients who have epileptic seizures or other spells of sudden-onset seizures: driving, ascending heights...