2010 BC Guide in Determining Fitness to Drive

22.12 Commercial drivers with syncope with a treated or reversible cause ................. 29622.13 Commercial drivers with recurrent situational syncope ....................................... 29722.14 Commercial drivers with atypical vasovagal syncope, unexplained syncope orrecurrent typical vasovagal syncope ......................................................................... 298Chapter 23: Seizures and Epilepsy .......................................................................................... 299BACKGROUND ......................................................................................................................... 29923.1 About seizures and epilepsy ....................................................................................... 29923.2 Prevalence and incidence of seizures and epilepsy ................................................. 30223.3 Seizures and epilepsy and adverse driving outcomes ............................................. 30223.4 Effect of seizures and epilepsy on functional ability to drive................................ 30223.5 Compensation ............................................................................................................... 303GUIDELINES ............................................................................................................................. 30323.6 Policy rationale ............................................................................................................. 30323.7 Private and commercial drivers with provoked seizures caused by a structuralbrain abnormality ........................................................................................................ 30423.8 Private and commercial drivers with provoked seizures with no structural brainabnormality ................................................................................................................... 30523.9 Private and commercial drivers with alcohol-related provoked seizures ........... 30623.10 Private drivers with single unprovoked seizures .................................................... 30723.11 Commercial drivers with single unprovoked seizures ........................................... 30823.12 Private drivers with epilepsy ...................................................................................... 30923.13 Private drivers who have epileptic seizures while asleep or upon awakening ... 31023.14 Private drivers with epilepsy who experience simple partial seizures ................ 31123.15 Private drivers who have had surgery for epilepsy ................................................ 31223.16 Private drivers with epilepsy who change medication ........................................... 31323.17 Commercial drivers with epilepsy ............................................................................. 31423.18 Commercial drivers with epilepsy who change medication .................................. 315Chapter 24: Neurological disorders ........................................................................................ 316BACKGROUND ......................................................................................................................... 31624.1 About neurological disorders ..................................................................................... 31624.2 Prevalence and incidence of neurological disorders ............................................... 31824.3 Neurological disorders and adverse driving outcomes .......................................... 31824.4 Effect of neurological disorders on functional ability to drive ............................. 31924.5 Compensation ............................................................................................................... 321GUIDELINES ............................................................................................................................. 32224.6 Private and commercial drivers with a neurological disorder ............................. 322Chapter 25: Traumatic Brain Injury ...................................................................................... 324BACKGROUND ......................................................................................................................... 32425.1 About traumatic brain injury .................................................................................... 32425.2 Prevalence and incidence of traumatic brain injury .............................................. 32525.3 Traumatic brain injury and adverse driving outcomes ......................................... 32525.4 Effect of traumatic brain injury on functional ability to drive ............................ 32525.5 Compensation ............................................................................................................... 326GUIDELINES ............................................................................................................................. 32725.6 Private and commercial drivers with a traumatic brain injury ........................... 327Chapter 26: Intracranial Tumours.......................................................................................... 329xi