CONSCIENTIOUS NEUROLOGISTS TREAT IN-FLIGHT EPILEPSY

What is the likelihood that a neurologist would be asked to help manag e an epileptic attack in one of the 500 million Americans expected to fly next year? During a 30-year career exposure, we calculate the risk s to vary widely between 4% and 60%, depending on plane size, the recr eational attitudes and ages of fellow travelers, and flight durations. Long flights with elderly travelers to small medical centers are risk ier. We endorse samaritanism. Quick differential diagnosis may be the most valuable contribution. We do not suggest that physicians carry an tiepileptic medications.