title: Impact of brain injury on driving skills.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Review of the literature regarding the impact of brain injury on driving skills.
  
  
  METHODS
  Pubmed and Cochrane publications from 2000 to 2010.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Thirty-five articles were selected for this review of literature. Despite an increased risk of accident in this population according to retrospective studies, no methodology is currently validated to assess impact of brain injury, especially cognitive sequelae, on driving capacity, given the low level of evidence of studies. Assessment of attentional, executive and visuo-spatial deficits is given great importance. On-road assessments have to be carried out.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It appears necessary to combine medical and neuropsychological evaluations with an on-road assessment of driving capacity.
authors: Pôle handicap-rééducation, hôpital R.-Poincaré, AP-HP, 104, boulevard R.-Poincaré, 92380 Garches, France. anne-claire.dapolito@rpc.aphp.fr
authors: A-C
authors: AC
authors: D'apolito
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Massonneau
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Paillat
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Azouvi
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D001334:Automobile Driving; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests