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Citation

Chen WC, Chen EY, Gebre RZ, Johnson MR, Li N, Vitkovskiy P, Blumenfeld H. Epilepsy Behav. 2014; 30: 50-57.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.yebeh.2013.09.024

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Driving is an important part of everyday life for most adults, and restrictions on driving can place a significant burden on individuals diagnosed with epilepsy. Although sensorimotor deficits during seizures may impair driving, decreased level of consciousness often has a more global effect on patients' ability to respond appropriately to the environment. Better understanding of the mechanisms underlying alteration of consciousness in epilepsy is important for decision-making by people with epilepsy, their physicians, and regulators in regard to the question of fitness to drive. Retrospective cohort and cross-sectional studies based on surveys or crash records can provide valuable information about driving in epilepsy. However, prospective objective testing of ictal driving ability during different types of seizures is needed to more fully understand the role of impaired consciousness and other deficits in disrupting driving. Driving simulators adapted for use in the epilepsy video-EEG monitoring unit may be well suited to provide both ictal and interictal data in patients with epilepsy. Objective information about impaired driving in specific types of epilepsy and seizures can provide better informed recommendations regarding fitness to drive, potentially improving the quality of life of people living with epilepsy. (C) 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.


Language: en

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