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febrile seizure /convulsion

Seizure accompanied by fever without central nervous system infection, metabolic or electrolyte disturbances, or a history of afebrile seizure or any acute neurological insult/head trauma in children aged 6 months to 6 years. Few guidelines include younger children up to 3 months [National Institutes of Health (NIH)] and even 1 month [International League against Epilepsy (ILAE)] after ruling out causes of provoked seizures. Fever can occur anytime during or after a seizure and the majority of febrile seizures (FSs) occur within 24 hours of fever onset Fever with isolated, generalized tonic clonic seizures, which last 15 minutes and/or recur within 24 hours and/or have incomplete recovery within 1 hour. febrile status convulsion Febrile seizure lasting for 30 minutes or more and/or series of seizures without full recovery in between that.  Nature and duration of the convulsions and postictal phase  Recent fever/ear discharge/dysuria  Recent antibioti...

eye fitness criteria for pilots DR BADE DGCA CLASS 2 MEDICAL EXAMINER www.drbadevshl.com

OPHTHALMOLOGICAL DISORDERS 1. Introduction. The AIC deals with assessment of candidates and civil aircrew having certain ophthalmological disorders. Conditions of the eye not covered herein should be dealt with on the merits of the case based on ICAO guidelines. 2. The following ophthalmological conditions are disqualifying for initial issue medical examinations: (a) History/ evidence of recurrent keratitis (b) Keratoconus (c) Macular degeneration (d) Hereditary degeneration which interferes with visual acuity and/or visual fields (e) Retinitis Pigmentosa (f) Retinal Detachment (g) Retinal vascular disorders with exudates or neovascularisation (h) Optic neuritis and optic atrophy (i) Central Serous Retinopathy (j) Glaucoma (k) Any intraocular surgery (l) Manifest squint 3. Candidates for initial issue medical examination having corneal / congenital lenticular opacities which are non-progressive and do not interfere with vision may be considered fit for flying duties. 4. Lattice ...