Prevalence of Driving and Traffic Accidents among People with Seizures: A Systematic Review
Author(s) -
Ying Xu,
Janani Shanthosh,
Zien Zhou,
Ernest Somerville,
Craig S. Anderson,
Nick Glozier,
Maree L. Hackett
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
neuroepidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.217
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1423-0208
pISSN - 0251-5350
DOI - 10.1159/000500599
Subject(s) - medicine , observational study , population , epilepsy , demography , injury prevention , poison control , occupational safety and health , license , human factors and ergonomics , environmental health , suicide prevention , psychiatry , sociology , pathology , political science , law
Epilepsy influences the ability to drive. We undertook a systematic review to determine the prevalence of driving or holding a driver's license among people with seizures, the prevalence of traffic accidents among those who drive, and factors that may explain heterogeneity in these point estimates.
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