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 @mchew85 · 4 years ago
GrepMed Gastroenterology-Hepatology Editor, Academic Hospitalist UC Davis Medical Center Internal Medicine, Yale Gastroenterology Fellow '22
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