Abstract Over a period of 11 years, patients who suffered an epileptic seizure while driving a motor vehicle were prospectively identified from a private neurology clinic. There were 34 such patients, 23 of whom were male, and the mean age was 33.3 years. Twenty-one of the patients (62%) had complex partial seizures with or without secondary generalization, and 13 (38%) had primary generalized epilepsy. Twenty-seven of the patients (79%) had sustained at least one seizure in the 2 years prior to the driving incident, 24 (71%) within the previous year. Eleven of the patients (32%) were driving despite experiencing at least one seizure per month. Six patients continued to drive despite involvement in multiple accidents. There were two instances of serious personal injury, four instances of minor personal injury, and 21 instances of vehicle or property damage, generally of a minor degree. Seizures while driving are not uncommon. Reasonable and realistic guidelines for traffic safety can be offered in order to encourage a responsible attitude to seizure control in the majority of patients.


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    Titel :

    Epileptic seizures at the wheel: An 11-year experience


    Beteiligte:

    Erschienen in:

    Journal of Epilepsy ; 3 , 4 ; 201-205


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1990-05-25


    Format / Umfang :

    5 pages




    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch





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