title: Driving ability in stroke patients with residual visual inattention: a case study.
abstract: Driving ability of three patients having a right hemisphere infarct and residual visual inattention was examined. The neuropsychological examination included the Peripheral Perception Test and the Signal Detection Test from the Vienna Test System, and the Behavioural Inattention Test (BIT). Driving ability was assessed with an on-road evaluation. The patients had no neglect based on the BIT and had normal visual fields, but they showed slightly poorer visual search on the left side. All patients passed the official on-road driving test and were considered capable of driving. This study raises the question if acute neglect can recover to a degree in which driving may be possible.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Tampere, 33014 Tampere, Finland. mervi.jehkonen@uta.fi
authors.forename: Mervi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jehkonen
authors.forename: Tiia
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Saunamäki
authors.forename: Anna-Kaisa
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Alzamora
authors.forename: Mari
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Laihosalo
authors.forename: Pekka
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kuikka
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001288:Attention; D001334:Automobile Driving / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D010468:Perceptual Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D020521:Stroke / Q000523:psychology*; D014794:Visual Fields; D014796:Visual Perception