Explain the treatment to me. If you don't receive treatment you could die. When cognitively intact, compensate for decreased driving abilities by driving fewer miles restricting driving to daylight hours avoiding rush hour Stop driving when a threshold is reached after an accumulation of compensatory behaviors Drivers with Alzheimer's Per mile are 19 times more likely to have an accident than non-demented elderly. On average, drive 2.5 years after diagnosis. Younger age, male gender associated with refusal to stop driving despite significant cognitive impairment.
AD is a progressive disease.
All patients will eventually become unable to drive safely. For an individual patient, impossible to predict exactly when that will occur. Impaired drivers may lack the insight to voluntarily stop driving. Some studies have shown that mildly demented patients can drive safely in controlled, familiar situations. MMSE score somewhat predictive of this ability.