Objective: To investigate differences in the incidence of motor vehicle crashes (MVCs) and violations among drivers with multiple sclerosis (MS) when cognitive impairment is present.
Design: Archival evaluation of Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) records.
Setting: Medical rehabilitation research organization.
Participants: Community-dwelling drivers, 27 subjects with documented MS (14 MS without cognitive impairment [MS-], 13 MS with cognitive impairment [MS+]) and 17 healthy control subjects, matched on age, sex, and driving experience.
Interventions: Not applicable.
Main Outcome Measures: Incidence of MVCs and motor vehicle violations as documented by DMV reports for the past 5 years.
Results: MS+ subjects showed a higher incidence of MVCs when compared with control and MS- subjects. No significant difference in the incidence of motor vehicle violations was observed between groups.
Conclusions: The presence of cognitive impairment in drivers with MS can result in an increased risk of MVC involvement.
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