Car drivers with epilepsy (Pilot Hungarian EPIMED Database Evaluation).
We investigated aspects of driving among Hungarian patients with epilepsy. Nineteen percent (148/753) of our population had a driving license (DL), including 26% (38/148) who used it. Among persons without a DL, 29% (178/605) desired one. Among those who drove (n=38), 24 worked and 8 had experienced seizures in the last 3 months. Each of these seizures occurred during sleep (5/8), were preceded by known auras and warning signs (2/8) or were provoked by extreme external factors (1/8).
Rajna
Péter
P
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, General Medical Faculty, Semmelweis University, Balassa u.6, H-1083, Budapest, Hungary. rajna@psych.sote.hu
Sólyom
András
A
Mezofi
László
L
Vargyai
Eva
E
Kozma
László
L
Tariska
Péter
P
D000328:Adult; D001334:Automobile Driving; D003628:Database Management Systems; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006814:Hungary / Q000453:epidemiology; D008004:Licensure; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010865:Pilot Projects