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This website provides an overview of the sleep disorders narcolepsy and sleep apnea. It summarizes the literature on driving with these disorders, including detailed information on motor vehicle crashes and other measures of driving performance. It concludes with a table that summarizes driving recommendations for diseases of the central nervous system, including the sleep disorders of narcolepsy and sleep apnea.

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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Healthy People 2020 Topic Area:

Sleep Health

Resource Type:

Non-Systematic Review

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Reduce Injury, Academics, Research & Development, Healthcare, Clinical Practice, Behavioral & Social, Informational & Educational, Primary Prevention, Environmental & Policy, Patients

Citation:

Dobbs B (Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine) [Internet] 2005 Sep [cited 2013 Jan 22]; Medical Conditions and Driving: A Review of the Scientific Literature 1960-2000, Section 7.3: Sleep Disorders: technical report; Washington (DC): U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Department of Transportation (DOT HS 809 690). Available from http://www.nhtsa.gov/people/injury/research/Medical_Condition_Driving/pages/Sec7-SleepDis.htm#

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Source URL: http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/tools-resources/evidence-based-resource/medical-conditions-and-driving-review-scientific
Source Agency: Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Healthy People (ODPHP-HP)
Captured Date: 2014-10-08 20:31:31.0