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Jeffrey A. Mattes, MD
Princeton, NJ

JAMA. 1996;275(3):182.

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To the Editor.

—In the article by Dr Fitten and colleagues¹ regarding Alzheimer disease and driving, do the authors have data on what type of crashes and moving violations these patients were involved in? My impression is that many Alzheimer patients can drive reasonably well if their spouse is in the car giving necessary directions and advice. In an effort to allow patients to drive as long as possible (especially if only one member of an elderly couple drives and that person develops Alzheimer disease), it might be reasonable to evaluate driving ability of the two as a pair, with the spouse assisting the patient as he or she normally does. . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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Edited by Margaret A. Winker, MD, Senior Editor, and Phil B. Fontanarosa, MD, Senior Editor.

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