@article{ref1,
title="Traffic accidents caused by epilepsy",
journal="Epilepsia",
year="1975",
author="van der Lugt, P. J.",
volume="16",
number="5",
pages="747-751",
abstract="During a 10-year period, 203 traffic accidents were suspected of being caused by epilepsy; 155 of them definitely caused by seizures were selected for study. The seizures of 75% were psychomotor; in 12% the seizure was the first, and only 4% of the rest had reported that they had epilepsy when they applied for a license. Traffic accidents due to epilepsy were less serious than the &quot;average accident&quot;. They involved another vehicle much less often, and they occurred more often outside rather than inside built-up areas. Accidents caused by epilepsy were rare--1/10,000 in the 10-year period. The characteristic features of the traffic accident due to epilepsy may be due to the &quot;random&quot; occurrence of seizures in traffic, and to the seizure-suppressing effect of increased vigilance in city traffic.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0013-9580",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}