Driving and Neurologic Disorders

[Automobile driving simulation for diagnosis and therapy of driving fitness in neurologic disorders].

Neurologic and Other Disorders

Aphasia refers to a disorder of language processing caused by a dysfunction in specific brain regions. It is common after stroke and associated with relevant disability and higher mortality. Evaluation of language function (spontaneous speech, auditory comprehension, naming, repetition, reading and writing), allows classification of aphasia. Most patients present some degree of recovery. Speech...

[Neurologic and psychiatric diseases and driving fitness with special reference to seizure disorders and alcoholism].

Sleep and comorbid neurologic disorders.

PURPOSE OF REVIEW An understanding of the impact of sleep on neurologic disorders, and the impact of neurologic disorders on sleep, provides fresh opportunities for neurologists to improve the quality of life and functioning of their patients. RECENT FINDINGS Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) is a risk factor for cerebrovascular disease and should be considered in all TIA and stroke patients. ...

Autoimmune Neurologic Disorders

Autoimmune disorders affect 5-10% of the general population, [1] and often involve central and peripheral nervous system. In this special issue of Current Neuropharmacology experts discuss pathophysiology, clinical features and treatment of various neurologic autoimmune disorders. In the last decade we have witnessed remarkable scientific advances which have greatly improved our understanding o...