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Neuropsychological Aspects of Motor Vehicle Operation

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The Neuropsychology of Everyday Life: Assessment and Basic Competencies

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An increasing number of survivors of significant traumatic brain injury (TBI) in the United States as well as other countries demonstrate permanently disabling neuropsychological sequelae to their injuries. The National Head Injury Foundation estimates that as many as 70,000 individuals each year are left with intellectual impairment of such a degree as to preclude return to a normal life. These injuries also account for an estimated 4.1 million preretirement years of disability, more than from cancer, cardiac arrest, and stroke combined (Bush, 1986). This situation results in large numbers of young TBI victims being unable to perform many functions related to independent living, such as the operation of a motor vehicle.

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  1. New Medico Rehabilitation and Skilled, Nursing Center of Troy, Troy, New York, USA

    David E. Tupper (Director of Clinical Services, Clinical Assistant Professor) (Director of Clinical Services, Clinical Assistant Professor)

  2. Department of Psychiatry, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York, USA

    David E. Tupper (Director of Clinical Services, Clinical Assistant Professor) (Director of Clinical Services, Clinical Assistant Professor)

  3. The Center for Head Injuries, Johnson Rehabilitation Institute, Edison, New Jersey, USA

    Keith D. Cicerone (Clinical Director) (Clinical Director)

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Hopewell, C.A., van Zomeren, A.H. (1990). Neuropsychological Aspects of Motor Vehicle Operation. In: Tupper, D.E., Cicerone, K.D. (eds) The Neuropsychology of Everyday Life: Assessment and Basic Competencies. Foundations of Neuropsychology, vol 2. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1503-2_13

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