title: Predictors of driving ability following stroke: a systematic review.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The objective of this review is to identify the most consistent predictors of driving ability post stroke.
  
  
  METHODS
  A computerized search of numerous databases from 1966 forward was completed. Measured outcomes included voluntary driving cessation or results of on-road driving evaluation. Studies were evaluated using the Newcastle-Ottawa Quality Assessment Scale.
  
  
  RESULTS
  17 eligible studies were identified. The most useful screening tests were tests assessing cognitive abilities. These included the Trail Making A and B tests, the Rey-Osterreith Complex Figure Design, and the Useful Field of View Test.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Cognitive tests that assess multiple cognitive domains relevant to driving appear to have the best reproducibility in predicting fitness to drive in stroke patients.
authors.affiliation: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, The Rehabilitation Centre, Elisabeth Bruyère Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.
authors.forename: Shawn C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Marshall
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Molnar
authors.forename: Malcolm
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Man-Son-Hing
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Blair
authors.forename: Lucie
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Brosseau
authors.forename: Hillel M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Finestone
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lamothe
authors.forename: Nicol
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Korner-Bitensky
authors.forename: Keith G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Wilson
mesh_terms: D001333:Automobile Driver Examination; D001334:Automobile Driving; D003071:Cognition; D006801:Humans; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011597:Psychomotor Performance; D012307:Risk Factors; D020521:Stroke / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D000071939:Stroke Rehabilitation