[Epilepsy and road legislation].
As regards road safety, the doctors have the duty to inform their patients on the affections incompatible, transitorily or in a final way, with control of a vehicle. In the majority of the countries, the very large majority of the epileptics is not in rule with respect to this legislation with regard to the private cars. Moreover, the legislation is too restrictive for the drivers of group 2. After having begun again the conditions for application of the French and European current legislation, the authors specifie the later upgrading capabilities relating to the epilepsy.
Vespignani
Hervé
H
Service de neurologie, CHU de Nancy, 54035 Nancy Cedex. h.vespignani@chu-nancy.fr
Beaussart
Marc
M
D001334:Automobile Driving / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D004827:Epilepsy; D005602:France; D006801:Humans