TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - The Wechsler digit symbol substitution test as the best indicator of the risk of impaired driving in Alzheimer disease and normal aging
JO  - Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders
A1  - Lafont, S.
A1  - Marin-Lamellet, Claude
A1  - Paire-Ficout, Laurence
A1  - Thomas-Anterion, Catherine
A1  - Laurent, Bernard
A1  - Fabrigoule, Colette
SP  - 154
EP  - 163
VL  - 29
IS  - 2
N2  - Aims: Our purpose was to identify cognitive tools associated with unsafe driving among elderly drivers of varying cognitive levels. Methods: Twenty drivers with early-stage dementia of the Alzheimer type and 56 nondemented drivers aged 65-85 were recruited. Various cognitive processes were measured and unsafe driving was evaluated during an in-traffic road test with 3 different indicators and a composite indicator. Results: The Wechsler Digit Symbol Substitution Test score was the best cognitive measure to detect unsafe drivers using the composite driving indicator. Conclusion: The Digit Symbol Substitution Test may be used by physicians for the evaluation and follow-up of older patients, with or without Alzheimer-type dementia, as a screening tool of unsafe driving.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1420-8008
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000264631
ID  - ref1
ER  -