Author Interviews, Mental Health Research, Neurology, NIH / 22.03.2014
Huntington Disease Affects Driving Skill Even in Early Stages
MedicalResearch.com Interview with:
Hannes Devos, PhD
Assistant Professor
Assistant Director Georgia Regents University Driving Simulator Lab Department of Physical Therapy
College of Allied Health Sciences
Georgia Regents University Augusta, GA 30912
MedicalResearch.com: What are the main findings of the study?
Dr. Devos: We compared on-road driving performance between 30 active drivers with Huntington disease and 30 age- and gender- matched control drivers. We found that Huntington disease affects all levels of driving skill due to motor and cognitive deficits and leads to unsafe driving, even in the early stages of the disease. Fourteen (47%) drivers with Huntington disease failed the road test compared with none of the controls.
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