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. 2007 Jan 15;252(1):13-5.
doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2006.09.020. Epub 2006 Nov 14.

Excessive daytime sleepiness and on-road driving performance in patients with Parkinson's disease

M M Amick  1 , A D'Abreu, M L Moro-de-Casillas, K L Chou, B R Ott
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Excessive daytime sleepiness and on-road driving performance in patients with Parkinson's disease

M M Amick et al. J Neurol Sci. .

Abstract

The impact of excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) on road test performance was examined in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). Twenty-one patients with PD completed the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) and an on-road driving test. Five participants had EDS according to their self-report on the ESS. Neither EDS nor PD medications were associated with on-road driving performance. These findings suggest that in this pilot study EDS did not impair PD patients' driving skills on a formal driving evaluation.

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