-
Historical Article
Driving and epilepsy: a historical perspective and review of current regulations.
- A Krumholz.
- Department of Neurology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore.
- Epilepsia. 1994 May 1; 35 (3): 668-74.
AbstractHistorically, persons with seizures or epilepsy have been prohibited from driving automobiles or motor vehicles because of concern for public safety. Seizures have a tendency to recur and pose risks of traffic accidents, property damage, and personal injury. In our modern world, however, driving an automobile is such an economic and social necessity that a conflict results between our need to protect public safety and our responsibility to provide reasonable opportunities to drive for persons handicapped by seizures and epilepsy. Currently, there is a trend toward liberalization of driving standards for persons with epilepsy, but there is still considerable controversy regarding the specific driving restrictions necessary for persons with seizures, the way in which such policies should be administered, and the role physicians should have in the process.
Notes
Knowledge, pearl, summary or comment to share?You can also include formatting, links, images and footnotes in your notes
- Simple formatting can be added to notes, such as
*italics*,_underline_or**bold**. - Superscript can be denoted by
<sup>text</sup>and subscript<sub>text</sub>. - Numbered or bulleted lists can be created using either numbered lines
1. 2. 3., hyphens-or asterisks*. - Links can be included with:
[my link to pubmed](http://pubmed.com) - Images can be included with:
 - For footnotes use
[^1](This is a footnote.)inline. - Or use an inline reference
[^1]to refer to a longer footnote elseweher in the document[^1]: This is a long footnote..