Driving When You Have Alzheimer’s Disease (Pathways)

There is significant evidence to suggest the ability to drive becomes altered in the earliest stages of Alzheimer's disease. Losses associated with the disease especially alter visuospatial perception, judgement, memory, inhibitions and executive planning, and lead to the need for driving cessation. The responsibility for suggesting the patient stop driving usually falls on the physician who has limited objective data to make the decision. The physician's decision often leads to [...]