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:
A person with a past history of epilepsy who for the past three years has neither required anticonvulsant therapy, nor been subject to fits, may be considered as a donor.
See if RelevantMalignancy
Neurosurgery
Additional InformationFaints following donation can lead to epileptiform convulsions due to 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.

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