Driving difficulties in Parkinson's disease

Matthew Rizzo; Ergun Y Uc; Jeffrey Dawson; Steven Anderson; Robert Rodnitzky

doi:10.1002/mds.22791

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Driving difficulties in Parkinson's disease

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Driving difficulties in Parkinson's disease

Matthew Rizzo, Ergun Y Uc, Jeffrey Dawson, Steven Anderson and Robert Rodnitzky

Movement disorders, Vol.25 Suppl 1(S1), pp.S136-S140

2010

DOI: 10.1002/mds.22791

PMCID: PMC3108508

PMID: 20187237

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Abstract

Safe driving requires the coordination of attention, perception, memory, motor and executive functions (including decision-making) and self-awareness. Parkinson's disease and other disorders may impair these abilities. Because age or medical diagnosis alone is often an unreliable criterion for licensure, decisions on fitness to drive should be based on empirical observations of performance. Linkages between cognitive abilities measured by neuropsychological tasks, and driving behavior assessed using driving simulators, and natural and naturalistic observations in instrumented vehicles, can help standardize the assessment of fitness-to-drive. By understanding the patterns of driver safety errors that cause crashes, it may be possible to design interventions to reduce these errors and injuries and increase mobility. This includes driver performance monitoring devices, collision alerting and warning systems, road design, and graded licensure strategies.

Disability Evaluation

Neuropsychological Tests

User-Computer Interface

Humans

Parkinson Disease - physiopathology

Automobile Driving

Psychomotor Performance - physiology

Details

Title: Subtitle: Driving difficulties in Parkinson's disease
Creators: Matthew Rizzo - Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA. matthew-rizzo@uiowa.edu
Ergun Y Uc
Jeffrey Dawson
Steven Anderson
Robert Rodnitzky
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Movement disorders, Vol.25 Suppl 1(S1), pp.S136-S140
DOI: 10.1002/mds.22791
PMID: 20187237
PMCID: PMC3108508
NLM abbreviation: Mov Disord
ISSN: 0885-3185
eISSN: 1531-8257
Publisher: United States
Grant note: R01 NS044930-02 / NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS044930-03 / NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS044930-04 / NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS044930-01A1 / NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS044930-05 / NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS044930 / NINDS NIH HHS
Language: English
Date published: 2010
Academic Unit: Neurology; Public Health Administration; Biostatistics
Record Identifier: 9983997313902771

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