RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Teleneurology: an overview of current status
JF Practical Neurology
JO Pract Neurol
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP 283
OP 288
DO 10.1136/practneurol-2011-000090
VO 11
IS 5
A1 A J Larner
YR 2011
UL http://pn.bmj.com/content/11/5/283.abstract
AB Teleneurology is an evolving branch of telemedicine. It may be defined as neurological consultation at a distance, or not in person, using various technologies to achieve connectivity, including the telephone and the internet. Teleneurology, encompassing teleconsultation, teleconferencing and tele-education, may be clinician- or patient-initiated. Neurologists have reported on telemedicine applied to specific neurological conditions, including headache, dementia, epilepsy, stroke, movement disorders and multiple sclerosis. Clinician initiatives have perhaps been most notable in stroke, stimulated by the urgency of patient assessment prior to decisions on thrombolytic treatment. The use of patient-initiated teleneurology is increasing through the widespread availability of the internet and the use of search engines—resources that may impact on the traditional clinician–patient relationship. Teleneurology will increasingly impact on all neurologists.