Assessing readiness to drive in adolescents with narcolepsy: what are providers doing?
Author(s) -
David G. Ingram,
Ann Marie Marciarille,
Zarmina Ehsan,
Gayln V. Perry,
Teresa Schneider,
Baha Al-Shawwa
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
sleep and breathing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.907
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1522-1709
pISSN - 1520-9512
DOI - 10.1007/s11325-019-01799-2
Subject(s) - narcolepsy , neurology , medicine , otorhinolaryngology , neurochemistry , medical emergency , family medicine , psychiatry
There are no universally accepted guidelines for assessing driving readiness in adolescents with narcolepsy. The purpose of the present study was to survey pediatric sleep medicine providers regarding their current practice patterns for assessing driving readiness in adolescents with narcolepsy, knowledge of their state laws regarding physician reporting of unsafe drivers, and opinions regarding what physician duty ought to be.
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