Assessment of deep brain stimulation candidacy during the COVID-19 pandemic: Lessons learned and future directions for neuropsychologists.
Clin Neuropsychol
; 36(1): 72-84, 2022 01.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1242081
ABSTRACT
ObjectiveNeuropsychological assessment is integral to the pre-surgical deep brain stimulation (DBS) workup for patients with movement disorders. The COVID-19 pandemic quickly affected care access and shifted healthcare delivery, and neuropsychology has adapted successfully to provide tele-neuropsychological (teleNP) DBS evaluations during this time, thus permanently changing the landscape of neuropsychological practice. Method:
In this paper, we discuss the lessons learned from the pandemic and we offer care management guidelines for teleNP and in-person evaluations of pre-DBS populations, with exploration of the feasibility of the different approaches for uninterrupted care access.Results:
We summarize the strengths and weaknesses of these care models and we provide future directions for the state of clinical neuropsychological practice for DBS programs, with implications for broader patient populations.Conclusions:
A better understanding of these dynamics will inform and educate the DBS team and community regarding the complexities of performing DBS neuropsychological evaluations during COVID-19 and beyond.Keywords
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Telemedicine
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Deep Brain Stimulation
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Clin Neuropsychol
Journal subject:
Neurology
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Psychology
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
13854046.2021.1929496
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