Clinical evaluation of the driving ability in stroke patients

Abstract

Stroke patients form a risk group as drivers due to their decreased cognitive and psychomotor abilities, and driving ability should always be evaluated after stroke. The results suggest that multidisciplinary neurological teams are able to evaluate the driving ability of stroke patients reliably. A careful evaluation of driving ability without a driving test requires assessment of cognitive and psychomotor functions critical in driving, which is not feasible for physicians without the support of a multidisciplinary team and/or traffic-related laboratory tests.