Impact of specific executive functions on driving performance in people with Parkinson's disease

This article examines the role of executive function impairment on driving performance in people with Parkinson’s disease (PD). Executive functions are various cognitive processes and are important in driving. PD is often associated with executive dysfunction. Patients with mild to moderate PD were tested on global cognitive abilities, updating, mental flexibility, and inhibition. They were also given a road test, which identified the safe and at-risk drivers. The measures of updating and mental flexibility were found to be predictive of driving safety, which suggests that updating and flexibility are critical for safe drivers with PD. It is important to examine different aspects of executive functions for driving fitness, especially when assessing drivers with PD.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.1002/mds.25660
• Authors:
  • Ranchet, Maud
  • Paire-Ficout, Laurence
  • Uc, Ergun Y
  • Bonnard, Arnaud
  • Sornette, Damien
  • Broussolle, Emmanuel
• Publication Date: 2013-12

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 1941-1948
• Serial:
  • Movement Disorders
  • Volume: 28
  • Issue Number: 14
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
  • EISSN: 1531-8257
  • Serial URL: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)1531-8257

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cognitive impairment; Diseases and medical conditions; Driving; Driving tests; Safety
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01520443
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 29 2014 11:13AM