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When Should Patients With Dementia Stop Driving?


 

“At what point do you draw the line?” Dr. Iverson asked. “We don’t attempt to answer that question. We just lay out the data and let people come to their own conclusion.”

—Rebecca K. Abma

Suggested Reading
Iverson DJ, Gronseth GS, Reger MA, et al. Practice parameter update: evaluation and management of driving risk in dementia: report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology. Neurology. 2010;74(16):1316-1324.

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