Driving and Epilepsy; US guidelines

The American Epilepsy Society has recently updated its guidelines. You can find them here:

Seizures, Driver Licensure, and Medical Reporting Update | Neurology

Bottom line?

They advise a minimum period of freedom from seizures for 3 months; however, risk should be individualized and advice adjusted over time, appropriate for the individual. As in the UK, no distinction is drawn between a provoked and an unprovoked seizure. It is in your interest to document precisely what you have told the patient.

 More posts on this to follow, including some suggested modifications to practice in South Africa.