Sensory-motor and cognitive tests predict driving ability of persons with brain disorders

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 260, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 188-198

  Innes, Carrie R H ^a,b,c   Jones, Richard D ^a,b,c,d   Dalrymple Alford, John C ^a,d   Hayes, Sarah ^e   Hollobon, Sue ^e   Severinsen, Julie ^e   Smith, Gwyneth ^e   Nicholls, Angela ^e   Anderson, Tim J ^a,b,c  

^a Van der Veer Institute New Zealand   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^e BURWOOD HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Brain disorders; Cognitive; Driving; human performance; Prediction; Sensory motor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; CALCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DRIVING ABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEAVE ON OUT CROSS VALIDATION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEW ZEALAND; NONLINEAR CAUSAL RESOURCE ANALYSIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STROKE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; BRAIN DISEASES; COGNITION DISORDERS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR SKILLS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 34547659070     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2007.04.052     Document Type: Article

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