TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Impact of epilepsy after severe brain injury on safe resumption of driving: two-year follow-up
JO  - Functional neurology
A1  - Saviola, D.
A1  - De Tanti, Antonio
A1  - Delsoldato, S.
A1  - Chiari, M.
A1  - Inzaghi, M. G.
A1  - Baldari, F.
SP  - 91
EP  - 95
VL  - 33
IS  - 2
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0393-5264
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -