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Tightening legal restrictions for drivers with epilepsy in Japan
Author(s) -
Baba Mineko,
Hitosugi Masahito
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
acta neurologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.967
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1600-0404
pISSN - 0001-6314
DOI - 10.1111/ane.13408
Subject(s) - epilepsy , license , toughening , medicine , business , psychology , psychiatry , political science , law , toughness , materials science , metallurgy
Abstract Epilepsy is a highly prevalent condition around the world, and many countries impose restrictions on drivers with epilepsy. After toughening the law in Japan, the number of refused driving license applications for patients with epilepsy increased markedly. However, the number of collisions caused by drivers with epilepsy did not decrease.