Neuropsychological Assessment of Driving Capacity. [Review]
Citation: Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology. 31(6):517-29, 2016 SepPMID: 27474026Institution: MedStar National Rehabilitation NetworkForm of publication: Journal ArticleMedline article type(s): Journal Article | ReviewSubject headings: *Automobile Driving/px [Psychology] | *Cognition Disorders | *Nervous System Diseases | *Neuropsychological Tests | Cognition Disorders/di [Diagnosis] | Cognition Disorders/et [Etiology] | Cognition Disorders/px [Psychology] | Disability Evaluation | Humans | Nervous System Diseases/co [Complications] | Nervous System Diseases/di [Diagnosis] | Nervous System Diseases/px [Psychology] | Psychomotor Performance/ph [Physiology]Year: 2016ISSN:- 0887-6177
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Clinicians are increasingly requested to make determinations regarding patients' driving capacity in the context of neurological injury/conditions and a growing cohort of older drivers. The capability to drive safely involves a number of cognitive, physical, and sensorimotor abilities that may be impacted by injury, illness, or substances that influence alertness. Neuropsychological measures are an important component of a multidisciplinary approach for evaluation of driving capacity. Clinicians should become familiar with measures that have the best predictive validity so they may incorporate a patient's neurocognitive strengths and weaknesses in decisions about driving ability.
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