Department of Neurology, University Hospital Sveti Duh, Zagreb, Croatia.
Epilepsy Behav. 2011 Aug;21(4):459-61. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2011.04.062. Epub 2011 Jun 23.
Until 2005 Croatia had a driving ban for people with epilepsy (PWE) on antiepileptic therapy. To investigate the impact of partial liberalization of legislation, the results of polling performed in 1999 and 2009 were compared. The results revealed that in 1999, despite the driving ban, 46.9% of respondents had a driver's license, whereas in 2009, the majority of respondents with a driver's license (60.2%) fulfilled the requirement criterion of 2 years' remission. In both pollings, one-third of respondents answered that they were driving less often than other drivers. The rate of PWE who were driving was inversely proportional to the seizure rate. In 2009 a greater proportion stated that they drove motorcycles, and few PWE (<5%) declared they were driving more often than others. The inefficiency of rigid legislation and indicators of self-restraint of PWE may be arguments in favor of liberalization, but liberalization should be accompanied by appropriate education programs.
直到 2005 年，克罗地亚对正在接受抗癫痫治疗的癫痫患者（PWE）实施驾驶禁令。为了调查立法部分放宽的影响，对 1999 年和 2009 年进行的民意调查结果进行了比较。结果表明，尽管存在驾驶禁令，1999 年仍有 46.9%的受访者持有驾照，而 2009 年，大多数有驾照的受访者（60.2%）符合 2 年缓解期的要求标准。在两次民意调查中，三分之一的受访者回答说他们开车比其他司机少。PWE 开车的比例与癫痫发作率成反比。2009 年，更多的人表示他们驾驶摩托车，而少数 PWE（<5%）表示他们比其他人开车更频繁。严格立法的效率低下和 PWE 的自我约束指标可能是支持自由化的论据，但自由化应辅以适当的教育计划。
