Laws surrounding Epilepsy

Question 1

When can patients drive after having a seizure?

Answer 1

1. Patients are not allowed to drive for 6 months following a seizure
2. Patients with established epilepsy must be fit free for 12 months

Question 2

Which medications are of concern when on anti epileptics?

Answer 2

Patients taking other medication such as warfarin as sodium valporate is a p450 inhibitor

Question 3

Which groups of women require councilling on anti epileptics?

Answer 3

1. Women wishing to get pregnant as most anti epileptics are teratogenic
2. Women on taking contraception as p450 inhibition etc can make it less effective