Early Alzheimer’s May Interfere With Driving

Posted on March 10th, 2008 by MrElderCare

CBS news is reporting a study released on WebMD that states even early stages of Alzheimer’s disease may impair driving ability.

The research by Brian Ott, MD, of Brown University and Rhode Island Hospital and others was released in today’s advance online edition of Neurology.

The research found that the Alzheimer’s patients showed riskier driving profiles, were were more likely to fail their first driving test, had a bigger drop in their road test scores over time, and had a worse accident record than people without Alzheimer’s.

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