NEWS: Test rates driving ability in Parkinson's patients
 

This topic was also included in the PDF 50th symposium...at the end of the 2nd day I was talking to my Univ of Maryland neurologist. I told her about what my trial doctor, Dr. Stern (see my profile about my current trial) had said to me about driving, she didn't think it was as funny as my PWP friends thought...bummer!

Test rates driving ability in Parkinson's patients

By Michelle RizzoWed Oct 17, 4:50 PM ET

A short screening test, developed by a Belgian team, which measures four clinical variables can accurately predict the fitness of patients with Parkinson's disease to drive, according to findings published in the current issue of the journal Neurology.

"Physicians often rely on a medical history and an interview with the patient and the next of kin regarding driving problems," lead author Dr. Hannes Devos noted in comment to Reuters Health. However, "physicians often overestimate the driving skills of their patients."

Devos of Catholic University in Leuven and colleagues developed a brief, efficient screening system to help physicians assess the fitness of Parkinson's disease patients to drive a car.

Thank You for this info Carolyn.

I really doesn't matter how bad we drive. We are still better than thoes that chose to talk and text on cell phones while driving. At least we know we are going to cause an accident. They don't even care.

GregD