[A driving simulator for the benefit of patients]

Isabelle Hauret; Sylvie Bardoux; Emmanuel Coudeyre

doi:10.1016/j.revinf.2016.12.010

[A driving simulator for the benefit of patients]

Rev Infirm. 2017 Feb;66(228):35-36. doi: 10.1016/j.revinf.2016.12.010.

[Article in French]

Authors

Isabelle Hauret¹, Sylvie Bardoux², Emmanuel Coudeyre³

Affiliations

¹ Service de médecine physique et de réadaptation, Centre hospitalier Étienne-Clémentel, 63 530 Enval, France; Service de médecine physique et de réadaptation, CHU de Clermont-Ferrand, Hôpital Nord, 61 route de Chateaugay, 63118 Cebazat, France. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Service de médecine physique et de réadaptation, CHU de Clermont-Ferrand, Hôpital Nord, 61 route de Chateaugay, 63118 Cebazat, France.
³ Service de médecine physique et de réadaptation, CHU de Clermont-Ferrand, Hôpital Nord, 61 route de Chateaugay, 63118 Cebazat, France; Université Clermont-Auvergne, 28 Place Henri-Dunant, 63003 Clermont-Ferrand, France; Unité de nutrition humaine, UMR 1019, CRNH-INRA, 58, rue Montalembert, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France.

PMID: 28160833
DOI: 10.1016/j.revinf.2016.12.010

Abstract

Particularly innovative in the management of patients with non-progressive brain injuries, the unit for the assessment of fitness to drive at Clermont-Ferrand university hospital is equipped with a driving simulator. It allows assessments and specific driver rehabilitation to be carried out in optimal safety.

Keywords: automobile; brain injury; car; conduite; disability; driving; handicap; lésion cérébrale; rehabilitation; rééducation; simulateur; simulator.

Publication types

News

MeSH terms

Automobile Driving* / psychology
Brain Injuries / rehabilitation*
Computer Simulation*
Disability Evaluation
France
Humans