Parkinson's Disease and Driving Fitness: A Systematic Review of the Existing Guidelines.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Motor/nonmotor symptomatology and antiparkinsonian drugs deteriorate the driving ability of Parkinson's disease (PD) patients.

Objectives

Treating neurologists are frequently asked to evaluate driving fitness of their patients and provide evidence-based consultation. Although several guidelines have been published, the exact procedure along with the neurologist's role in this procedure remains obscure.

Methods

We systematically reviewed the existing guidelines, regarding driving fitness evaluation of PD patients. We searched MEDLINE and Google Scholar and identified 109 articles. After specified inclusion criteria were applied, 15 articles were included (nine national guidelines, five recommendation papers, and one consensus statement).

Results

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SUBMITTER: Stamatelos P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10928339 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature