Guide for Aviation Medical Examiners

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Decision Considerations - Aerospace Medical Dispositions
Item 46. Neurologic - Extrapyramidal, Hereditary, and Degenerative Diseases of the Nervous System¹⁸

Disease/Condition	Class	Evaluation Data	Disposition
Dystonia Musculorum Deformans; Huntington's Disease; Parkinson's Disease; Wilson's Disease; or Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome; Alzheimer's Disease; Dementia (unspecified); or Slow viral diseases i.e., Creutzfeldt Jakob's Disease	All	Obtain medical records and current neurological status, complete neurological evaluation with appropriate laboratory and imaging studies, as indicated May consider Neuro-psychological testing	Requires FAA Decision

¹⁸ Extrapyramidal, Hereditary, and Degenerative Diseases of the Nervous System: Considerable variability exists in the severity of involvement, rate of progression, and treatment of the above conditions. A complete neurological evaluation with appropriate laboratory and imaging studies, including information regarding the specific neurological condition, will be necessary for determination of eligibility for medical certification.