title: Can I drive after my stroke?
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Stroke can advesely affect movements, sensations, alertness, awareness, coordination, and judgement, all of which may impair the ability to drive a car.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Many stroke patients consider driving to be essential to their quality of life and want to drive if at all possible. Thus, the physician may be challenged with a tough decision about whether a patient should be allowed to drive.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Referral to an occupational therapist can be of great help.
authors.affiliation: Minnesota Stroke Initiative, University of Minnesota.
authors.forename: Amy E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Puchta