Forensic Identification of a Traffic Accident Caused by Epilepsy: A Case Report

Hongxia Hao; Dong Gao; Yibin Cheng; Jiemin Chen; Yahui Wang; Wentao Xia

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Forensic Identification of a Traffic Accident Caused by Epilepsy: A Case Report

Hongxia Hao, Dong Gao, Yibin Cheng, Jiemin Chen, Yahui Wang, Wentao Xia

Published in International Journal of Law and Society (Volume 6, Issue 1)

Received: 8 December 2022 Accepted: 3 January 2023 Published: 9 February 2023

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Epileptic seizures have typical characteristics including the sudden arrest of movement and being transient and self-limiting, which will lead to corresponding restrictions on daily related behaviors and career choices of those with epilepsy, such as whether a driving license is revoked or its issuance is limited. In China, the patient of epilepsy is absolutely cannot drive a vehicle, this also is a content that of Road Traffic Safety Law of our country. In many U.S. states, a person must be seize-free for six months to a year to get a driver's license. In the UK, patients need to be symptom-free for at least a year before they can apply for a driving licence. Japan for epilepsy patients to apply for a driver's license requires drug control without disease for two years. So, the definition of epilepsy is crucial for drivers. In order to find out the root cause of the accident, this paper is committed to determining whether the driver had seizures that led to a severe traffic accident. The concept, diagnostic criteria, diagnostic elements, clinical classification and imaging results associated with epilepsy can be used to make a preliminary diagnosis of epileptic seizures. The onset of the disease plays a decisive role in judging the nature of traffic accidents.

Published in	International Journal of Law and Society (Volume 6, Issue 1)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijls.20230601.20
Page(s)	70-75
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Forensic Identification, Epilepsy, Epileptic Seizures, Traffic Accident

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Hongxia Hao

Shanghai Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine, Shanghai Forensic Service Platform, Academy of Forensic Science, Shanghai, PR China
Dong Gao

Shanghai Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine, Shanghai Forensic Service Platform, Academy of Forensic Science, Shanghai, PR China
Yibin Cheng

Shanghai Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine, Shanghai Forensic Service Platform, Academy of Forensic Science, Shanghai, PR China
Jiemin Chen

Shanghai Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine, Shanghai Forensic Service Platform, Academy of Forensic Science, Shanghai, PR China
Yahui Wang

Shanghai Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine, Shanghai Forensic Service Platform, Academy of Forensic Science, Shanghai, PR China
Wentao Xia

Shanghai Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine, Shanghai Forensic Service Platform, Academy of Forensic Science, Shanghai, PR China

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