Evaluating Driving Performance of Outpatients with Alzheimer Disease
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Deniz Erten-Lyons, MD Patients with Alzheimer disease (AD) usually have problems with memory. During their illness, they may also start having problems with making good decisions. They may begin having difficulty with interpreting things that they see and may react slower. They may have trouble following directions and may get lost. These abilities are all necessary for safe driving. Therefore,...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
سال: 1998
ISSN: 1557-2625,1558-7118
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.11.4.264