Neurological Disorders

Department of Traffic Medicine, Kochi University of Technology, Japan

Publications

• Research   
  Leukoaraiosis Predicts Wrong-Way Entry and Near One on Highways for Healthy Drivers
  Author(s): Kaechang Park* and Yoshinori Nakagawa
  
  We investigated the correlation between leukoaraiosis (LA) grades and wrong-way entry on highways, main roads, or narrow roads with one-way using a largescale data of brain healthcare checkups with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Multiple and large multiple LA were significantly associated with wrong-way entry and near one on highways, not with wrong-way entry on main and narrow roads. In addition to conventional measures such as legal penalties for drunken driving, lifestyle improvement and medical treatments to suppress LA progress may be useful measures against wrong-way driving on highways... Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2329-6895.11.1.537

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