Règlements concernant la conduite : première crise et épilepsie [Driving rules : first seizure and epilepsy]

For patients with epilepsy, the occurrence of a traffic accident due to an epileptic seizure is a major problem. In order to reduce the risk of an accident, the Road Traffic Commission of the Swiss League against Epilepsy has issued guidelines concerning the driving ability of a vehicle in case of epilepsy. These directives were last modified in 2015. According to these directives, the waiting period differs according to the category of the vehicle concerned and the origin of the event (first crisis provoked or not provoked). At the occurrence of the first episode, an exhaustive evaluation is mandatory in order to avoid unnecessarily prolonged restrictions. These directives are available on : www.epi.ch/wp-content/uploads/flyer-Epilepsie_fuehrerschein-licence-conduire-2016.pdf.