Counseling for driving restrictions in epilepsy and other causes of temporary impairment of consciousness: How are we doing?

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 550-552

  Shareef, Yasir S ^a   McKinnon, Jonathan H ^a   Gauthier, Susanne M ^a   Noe, Katherine H ^a   Sirven, Joseph I ^a   Drazkowski, Joseph F ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Counseling; Driving; Epilepsy; Loss of consciousness

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPILEPSY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LAW; LEGAL ASPECT; LEGAL LIABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PATIENT COUNSELING; TRAFFIC SAFETY;

ARIZONA; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDERS; COUNSELING; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 63049118933     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2008.12.020     Document Type: Article

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