Leukoaraiosis significantly worsens driving performance of ordinary older drivers.

Leukoaraiosis significantly worsens driving performance of ordinary older drivers.

BACKGROUND: Leukoaraiosis is defined as extracellular space caused mainly by atherosclerotic or demyelinated changes in the brain tissue and is commonly found in the brains of healthy older people. A significant association between leukoaraiosis and traffic crashes was reported in our previous study...

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Main Authors: Kimihiko Nakano, Kaechang Park, Rencheng Zheng, Fang Fang, Masanori Ohori, Hiroki Nakamura, Yasuhiho Kumagai, Hiroshi Okada, Kazuhiko Teramura, Satoshi Nakayama, Akinori Irimajiri, Hiroshi Taoka, Satoshi Okada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4189976?pdf=render

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