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Diseases of the central nervous system and neurological diseases

There is a wide variety of neurological diseases and each one requires an individual assessment.

  1. Huntington's chorea: if you are an asymptomatic carrier, you can give blood. If you are affected by the disease, unfortunately, you cannot.
  2. Benign intracranial hypertension: you can give blood if it is asymptomatic and you are not receiving treatment.
  3. Bell's palsy or peripheral facial paralysis: you can give blood if more than 4 weeks have passed, you have been off treatment for more than 7 days and you have been medically discharged, even if you have residual symptoms.
  4. Spina bifida: you can give blood provided you do not have pressure sores and/or drainage catheters or tubes.
  5. Aneurysm: you can give blood only if the aneurysm has not caused a stroke or any neurological deficit, and if it has been treated with interventional radiology and surgery.

We are sorry to inform you that you cannot be a blood donor in the following cases:

  1. Multiple sclerosis/amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
  2. Parkinson's disease
  3. Guillain-Barré
  4. Stroke/Cerebrovascular accident (CVA)
  5. Bladder involvement
  6. Dementia

For any related enquiries, you can contact atencioaldonant(ELIMINAR)@bst.cat or call (+34) 93 557 35 66. We will share your case with our medical team to address your enquiry.