Neurology

Question 1

DQ

Answer 1

epilepsy, menieres, unrepaired AVM, Severe TBI, Dementia

Question 2

max cert for neuro is

Answer 2

1 yr

Question 3

Wait for TIA

Answer 3

1 yr off meds and neuro clear

Question 4

DQ for TIA

Answer 4

if on anticoag for TIA

Question 5

Stroke/brain bleed wait

Answer 5

1yr no seizure risk
5yr seizure risk

Question 6

DQ Stroke/brain bleed

Answer 6

on seizure meds

Question 7

Mild TBI

Answer 7

<30min sx and no dural penetration

Question 8

Mod TBI

Answer 8

> 30min but <24h sx and no dural penetration

Question 9

Severe TBI

Answer 9

> 24h sx and dural penetration

Question 10

Which TBI DQ

Answer 10

severe and surgery penetrating dura

Question 11

Cert for mild without seizures

Answer 11

1yr

Question 12

Wait mild TBI w/o SZ

Answer 12

1y without meds

Question 13

Wait mild TBI w SZ

Answer 13

2y without meds

Question 14

Wait mod TBI w SZ

Answer 14

5y without meds

Question 15

Who has to clear TBI

Answer 15

neurologist, neuro-optho, neuro-psych

Question 16

wait for aseptic meningitis without complications

Answer 16

none

Question 17

wait for bacterial meningitis with SZ

Answer 17

5 yr (need 1 yr off meds)

Question 18

wait for viral meningitis with SZ

Answer 18

10 yr (need 1 yr off meds)

Question 19

certify meningitis

Answer 19

2 yr

Question 20

Dementia cert

Answer 20

DQ

Question 21

headache wait

Answer 21

NONE

Question 22

headache cert

Answer 22

2 yr

Question 23

DQ tumors

Answer 23

malignant tumors, current CNS tumor

Question 24

1yr wait after Surgical removal

Answer 24

infratent meningioma, acoustic neuroma, pituitary adenoma, beinign spinal tumor, extraxial neural tumor

Question 25

2yr wait after Surgical removal

Answer 25

spinal tumors, benign supratentorial tumors

Question 26

certification for tumors

Answer 26

1 yr after nuro clearance and negative imaging

Question 27

wait for one SZ

Answer 27

5yr sx and drug free

Question 28

wait for epilepsy

Answer 28

10yr sx and drug free

Question 29

wait for uncomplicated febrile

Answer 29

none and 2yr recert

Question 30

Minimum 1yr for SZ

Answer 30

stroke without TBI
mild TBI without SZ
intracranial bleed without SZ

Question 31

minimum 2 yr wait

Answer 31

mod TBI w/o seizure
mild TBI with seizure

Question 32

minimum 5yr wait

Answer 32

MOD TBI with sz
stroke with seizure/risk
intracranial bleed with seizure/risk

Question 33

if secondary seqzure due to metabolic causes wait and cert

Answer 33

no wait, 2 yr cert

Question 34

wait/cert BPV or vestibulopathy

Answer 34

2 mo no sx, 2yr cert

Question 35

DQ vertigo

Answer 35

benzo or phenothiazine

Question 36

Is MS a DQ

Answer 36

no if no sx

Question 37

Episodic neurological conditions

Answer 37

• Extreme headaches—such as migraine, cluster headache, and neuralgia
• Vertigo.
• Diagnosed epilepsy treated with anticonvulsant medication.
• Narcolepsy.
• Sleep apnea, untreated.
• Idiopathic Central Nervous System Hypersomnolence and Primary Alveolar Hyperventilation Syndrome.
• Restless legs associated with disorder of excessive somnolence (RLS-DOES) syndrome

Question 38

No functional residual means

Answer 38

no impairment

Question 39

if a driver is on anticoag for cardio and has hx of TIA can they be certified

Answer 39

no

Question 40

max certify for autonomic neuropathy

Answer 40

2 years