NRCME - Neurologic Test Questions with Complete Solutions, A+

True or False: Epilepsy is disqualifying - TRUE What is the minimum waiting period for a driver with epilepsy/viral encephalitis with EARLY seizures ? - 10 years - no seizures and off anticonvulsant medications What is the minimum waiting period for a driver with bacterial meningitis with early seizures or a single unprovoked seizure? - 5 years - no seizures and off anticonvulsant medications What is the minimum waiting period for a driver with a clinical diagnosis of acute seizure 2/2 an acute structural insult to the central nervous system? - 2 years What is the maximum certification period for a driver with a clinical diagnosis of acute seizure 2/2 an acute structural insult to the central nervous system? - 1 year What is the minimum waiting period for a driver with a medical history or clinical diagnosis of moderate TBI with early seizures, stroke with risk for seizures, or intracerebral or subarachnoid hemorrhage with risk for seizures? - 5 years What is the minimum waiting period for a driver with a history of surgically removed supratentorial spinal tumors or a history of moderate TBI without early seizures? - 2 years What is the minimum waiting period for drivers with TIA, subarachnoid hemorrhage, stroke, surgically repaired AV malformation, with no risk for seizures? - 2 years What is the diagnoses associated with dizziness and vertigo that can be certified? - -Benign positional vertigo -Acute/Chronic peripheral vestibulopathy What is the waiting period for drivers who are asymptomatic after having vertigo or dizziness? - 2 months How long can a driver be certified after meeting the minimum requirements for dizziness or vertigo? - 2 years