Epilepsy can lead to cognitive impairments, particularly in attention, which may affect daily activities such as driving. Driving plays a key role in maintaining autonomy and is essential for the social and professional integration of people with epilepsy. Therefore, assessing fitness to drive is a major issue for individuals with epilepsy.

French legislation governing driving for people with epilepsy clearly outlines the periods during which a person is not permitted to drive. However, the means or methods for evaluating driving fitness in these individuals are not well defined. Currently, assessment is based more on a medical consultation than on a comprehensive evaluation of driving ability.

Using a driving simulator in combination with an EEG could be a valuable approach to better assess the impact of epilepsy-related cognitive impairments on driving performance.

Inclusion Criteria

• Aged between 18 and 65 years
• Holder of a category B driving license
• Active driver: drives at least once a month
• No medical condition contraindicating driving, except for epilepsy
• Provides explicit consent to participate in the study
• Affiliated with or a beneficiary of a social security scheme

Exclusion Criteria:

• Subject to legal protection (guardianship and curatorship are accepted for individuals with epilepsy, as this population represents a significant proportion of our institution's patients)
• Pregnant or breastfeeding women
• Known cybersickness (virtual reality or simulator sickness)

Epileptic patients and healthy volunteers