Japanese Journal of Neurosurgery
Online ISSN : 2187-3100
Print ISSN : 0917-950X
ISSN-L : 0917-950X
Epilepsy and Driving Licenses(2. Expert Consensus on the Treatment of Epilepsy: Driving,<SPECIAL ISSUE>Making Decisions in Difficult Clinical Situations)
Yushi Inoue
Author information
JOURNAL OPEN ACCESS

2009 Volume 18 Issue 9 Pages 656-659

Details
Abstract
The number of patients with epilepsy (PWE) who legally obtained their driving licenses has been increasing since the amendment of driving license regulations in 2002. In most cases the attending physicians assessed for fitness for driving and in 4% of cases, designated epileptologists were asked to assess the patients fitness. Problems concerning assessment included difficulty in deciding the time for reassessment, distress of PWE over cancellation (instead of stopping) of driving license because they were unfit to drive and responsibility of the assessing physicians in case of seizure recurrence. Physicians' understanding of the regulations plays a pivotal role for assessment in favor of people with epilepsy, although there should occur some amendments of the regulations such as shortening the seizure-free period for fitness to drive and special guidelines for different conditions such as recently diagnosed epilepsy and oligo-epilepsy.
Content from these authors
© 2009 The Japanese Congress of Neurological Surgeons

この記事はクリエイティブ・コモンズ [表示 - 非営利 - 改変禁止 4.0 国際]ライセンスの下に提供されています。
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.ja
Previous article Next article
feedback
Top