Pilots with seizures, traumatic brain injury, migraine, tremor or another neurologic concern are often asked for a neurologist's evaluation. This four-page FAA specification, updated 03/27/2024, tells the airman and the neurologist what the report must contain and which records, images and EEG tracings must accompany it. Missing items delay the certification decision.
A physician (MD, DO or equivalent) holding current board certification from the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology or an equivalent body writes the Comprehensive Neurological Evaluation in Item A. The airman gathers the prior treatment records, imaging and hospital records listed in Items B to D.
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FAA Specifications for Neurologic Evaluation
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No. A physician with aerospace medicine expertise makes the final risk assessment. The neurologist supplies clinical facts, history, exam findings and a specialist opinion, including the potential for sudden incapacitation such as seizure or stroke and subtle incapacitation such as slowed reaction time or impaired memory.
The Montreal Cognitive Assessment, the Kokmen Short Test of Mental Status or the St. Louis University Mental Status exam, given per published instructions with score sheets attached. The MMSE is not acceptable. Screening can be skipped if a current comprehensive neuropsychological assessment is submitted with its scores.
It must be performed within the last 90 days by a board-certified neurologist. Any EEG recordings submitted should be sleep-deprived studies covering awake, asleep and provoked states, sent with interpretive reports, and imaging needs the final radiology report plus the actual images on CD.