Realistic driving simulation during generalized epileptiform discharges to identify electroencephalographic features related to motor vehicle safety: Feasibility and pilot study

• Published in: Epilepsia (Copenhagen) Vol. 61; no. 1; pp. 19 - 28
• Main Authors: Cohen, Eli, Antwi, Prince, Banz, Barbara C., Vincent, Peter, Saha, Rick, Arencibia, Christopher A., Ryu, Jun H., Atac, Ece, Saleem, Nehan, Tomatsu, Shiori, Swift, Kohleman, Hu, Claire, Krestel, Heinz, Farooque, Pue, Levy, Susan, Wu, Jia, Crowley, Michael, Vaca, Federico E., Blumenfeld, Hal
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.01.2020
• Subjects: absence seizures; consciousness; Convulsions & seizures; driving; Driving ability; EEG; Epilepsy; Feasibility studies; Safety; Seizures; spike‐wave discharges; Visual stimuli; epilepsy; driving; consciousness; absence seizures; EEG; spike-wave discharges

Objective Generalized epileptiform discharges (GEDs) can occur during seizures or without obvious clinical accompaniment. Motor vehicle driving risk during apparently subclinical GEDs is uncertain. Our goals were to develop a feasible, realistic test to evaluate driving safety during GEDs, and to be...