JPAC Joint United Kingdom (UK) Blood Transfusion and Tissue Transplantation Services Professional Advisory Committee

Epilepsy

ObligatoryMust not donate if:
a) Requiring treatment for epilepsy.

b) Has had an epileptic episode in the last three years.
DiscretionaryPrevious epilepsy:
If a person with a past history of epilepsy has, for the past three years, neither required anticonvulsant therapy, nor been subject to fits, accept.
See if RelevantMalignancy
Neurosurgery
Additional InformationFaints following donation can lead to epileptiform convulsions. This is caused by a lack of oxygen reaching the brain. This could lead to a true epileptic fit in a person with a recent history of epilepsy.
It may also cause difficulties with the DVLA and/or employment in a person who has been free from fits for some time.
InformationThis is a requirement of the Blood Safety and Quality Regulations 2005.
Reason for changeThe 'Discretionary' entry has been modified and further 'Additional Information' has been added.
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This entry was last updated in:
DSG-WB Edition 203, Release 01.