We found a match
Your institution may have rights to this item. Sign in to continue.
- Title
Driving Impairment in Movement Disorders.
- Authors
Makhoul, Karim; Jankovic, Joseph
- Abstract
Background: Driving may be adversely affected by any movement disorder, but has been mostly studied in Parkinson's disease (PD). Few studies have addressed driving impairment in patients with Huntington's disease (HD); driving in other movement disorders such as dystonia, blepharospasm and Tourette syndrome (TS) has not been adequately evaluated. Objectives: The aim of this review is to summarize the findings of driving impairment in movement disorders and evaluate the usefulness of clinical tools in guiding clinicians whether to refer patients for driving assessment. Methods: A review of literature was performed on PubMed and articles on driving and movement disorders were identified using a Boolean phrase. Results: We were able to identify 66 articles that fulfilled the target subject: impairment of driving in PD, cervical dystonia, blepharospasm, HD and TS. We also included articles discussing the role of driving rehabilitation in patients with movement disorders. Conclusions: Driving is often impaired in patients with PD and other movement disorders not only due to motor symptoms but also because of cognitive and behavioral co‐morbidities. Certain screening tools may be helpful in guiding the clinician in referring the patients for driving assessment.
- Subjects
MOVEMENT disorders; HUNTINGTON disease; PARKINSON'S disease; LITERATURE reviews; TOURETTE syndrome
- Publication
Movement Disorders Clinical Practice, 2023, Vol 10, Issue 3, p369
- ISSN
2330-1619
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/mdc3.13676