@article{ref1,
title="Impact of epilepsy after severe brain injury on safe resumption of driving: two-year follow-up",
journal="Functional neurology",
year="2018",
author="Saviola, D. and De Tanti, Antonio and Delsoldato, S. and Chiari, M. and Inzaghi, M. G. and Baldari, F.",
volume="33",
number="2",
pages="91-95",
abstract="Safe resumption of driving after a severe acquired brain injury (sABI) is a strongly felt need because driving is related to recovery of independence and social-occupational re-integration. The aim of this prospective observational cohort study was to determine whether epilepsy secondary to sABI is a significant factor for being declared fit to drive by the relevant government authorities in Italy. In the period 2006-2015 we recruited 187 patients with sABI, 30 of whom (16.4%) developed secondary epilepsy. The interval between the acute event and the first seizure varied widely (6-96 months), confirming the need for prolonged follow-up. With regard to the aetiology, traumatic brain injury (TBI) was associated with the highest risk of epilepsy: 66.7% of the 30 patients with epilepsy had TBI, as opposed to cerebrovascular disease or anoxic brain damage (33.3%). The percentage of patients who resumed driving was about the same in the epilepsy (80%) and non-epilepsy (81%) groups.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0393-5264",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}