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Driving in Parkinson’s Disease

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In addition to the characteristic motor dysfunction, PD also impairs cognition, vision, and alertness resulting in decreased driving safety. Drivers with PD cease driving earlier than their healthy peers. A multidisciplinary evaluation involving neurology, neuropsychology, and occupational therapy in close cooperation with the patient, family, primary care, and state authorities may be needed to asses driving fitness in appropriate cases.

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Acknowledgments

Supported by NIH R01 grant NS044930, VA Merit Review grant 1 I01 RX000170.

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  1. Department of Neurology, University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, USA

    Ergun Y. Uc MD

  2. Neurology Service, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Iowa City, IA, USA

    Ergun Y. Uc MD

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  1. The Frederick Henry Prince Distinguished, Professor in Neurology, Department of Neurology, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Stephen G. Reich

  2. Vance Lanier Chair of Neurology, Professor, Department of Neurology, Director, Jean and Paul Amos Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorder Program, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA

    Stewart A. Factor

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Uc, E.Y. (2019). Driving in Parkinson’s Disease. In: Reich, S., Factor, S. (eds) Therapy of Movement Disorders. Current Clinical Neurology. Humana, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-97897-0_31

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