TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of Brazilian patients with epilepsy who drive and their association with traffic accidents
JO  - Epilepsy and behavior
A1  - Bicalho, Maria Alice Horta
A1  - Sukys-Claudino, Lucia
A1  - Guarnieri, Ricardo
A1  - Lin, Katia
A1  - Walz, Roger
SP  - 216
EP  - 220
VL  - 24
IS  - 2
N2  - PURPOSE: To identify variables associated with driving in patients with epilepsy and their association with traffic accidents. METHODS: Binary logistic regression analysis was performed to determine the independent association between demographic and clinical variables and driving in 144 outpatients with epilepsy. Traffic accidents caused by seizures were also analyzed. RESULTS: Sixty-eight patients (47.2%) drove after the diagnosis of epilepsy. Among these patients, 67.6% drove in the last 12months, 89% of whom did so in spite of uncontrolled seizures. Driving was independently associated with male sex, higher income, occurrence of simple partial seizures, age at epilepsy onset over 18years and monotherapy treatment. Seventeen patients (only male) had accidents due to seizures, which were independently associated with lower education and age at epilepsy onset over 18years. CONCLUSIONS: Identification of variables associated with driving and traffic accidents may help to minimize risks and improve the quality of life of patients with epilepsy.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1525-5050
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.yebeh.2012.04.114
ID  - ref1
ER  -