Driving Impairment in Cirrhosis and Hepatic Encephalopathy ...
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Driving Impairment in Cirrhosis and Hepatic Encephalopathy 

 - Advise patients not to drive ~3 months after last overt HE episode

 - No evidence to support a driving ban to all with CHE/MHE without prior overt HE, also take driving history into account

 - Initiate or optimize HE treatment

 - Avoid/withdraw/decrease sedative medications

 - Optimize treatment of comorbid diseases

 - Refer to authorities for formal testing for resuming driving privileges



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Dr. Michael Chew
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GrepMed Gastroenterology-Hepatology Editor, Academic Hospitalist UC Davis Medical Center Internal Medicine, Yale Gastroenterology Fellow '22
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