Virtual visits for chronic neurologic disorders during COVID-19 pandemic.
Neurol Sci
; 42(7): 2607-2610, 2021 Jul.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1152026
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
COVID-19 pandemic has boosted telemedicine in medical clinical practice. Experiences in the management of chronic neurological disorders are limited and scattered. The aim of the study was to evaluate feasibility and efficacy of virtual visit for chronic neurological disorders during COVID-19 pandemic.METHODS:
All patients scheduled for a visit during the lockdown period were contacted. The patients fell into four categories (1) long-term follow-up, the patient was re-scheduled; (2) visit was necessary, teleconsultation was accepted; (3) problem was solved by phone call; and (4) visit was necessary and teleconsultation was not feasible, then visit was maintained. Google Meet was used. During the virtual visit, neurological examination was performed, and demographic and clinical characteristics were recorded.RESULTS:
At the end of May 2020, 184 virtual visits for 178 patients were performed for the following diseases myasthenia gravis (47 patients), multiple sclerosis (79), epilepsy (12), headache (6), and parkinsonism (34). The patients were 70 males and 108 females with a mean age of 53.5 years (range 13-90). During virtual visit, we were able to obtain a satisfactory neurological examination.CONCLUSIONS:
We demonstrated feasibility and effectiveness of virtual visit in the management of a large group of patients with common chronic neurological disorders.Keywords
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Telemedicine
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Epilepsy
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Cohort study
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Experimental Studies
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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Young adult
Language:
English
Journal:
Neurol Sci
Journal subject:
Neurology
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S10072-021-05212-3
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