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Awake seizures after pure sleep-related epilepsy: a systematic review and implications for driving law
RH Thomas,
WH King,
JA Johnson,
Rhys Thomas
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry, Volume: 81, Pages: 130 - 135.
Swansea University Author: Rhys Thomas
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DOI (Published version): :10.1136/jnnp.2009.181438
Abstract
Awake seizures after pure sleep-related epilepsy: a systematic review and implications for driving law
| Published in: | J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry |
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| ISSN: | 0022-3050 |
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J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry
2010
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| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa9990 |
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This work prompted a change in UK driving law. Rhys presented systematic review to the DVLA nervous disorders meeting in March 2009 (www.dft.gov.uk/dvla/medical/medical.../mins_12032009.ashx). The data prompted the panel to recommend a change in driving eligibility for people with exclusively sleep related seizures. The ruling now says “The rules for Group 1 drivers who have only ever had sleep seizures have been relaxed to allow them to be licensed after a year if they continue to have only sleep seizures. Drivers who have previously had an awake seizure can still be considered for a licence when they have set a pattern of three years of only sleep seizures. “The article was the Editor's choice and Rhys was interviewed for the JNNP podcast. |
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Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences |
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130 |
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135. |