About this Research Topic
This Research Topic is part of the Telemedicine in Neurology series:
Telemedicine in Neurology – Volume 2: In Dementia Patient Care and Treatment (Topic Editors: Silvan Licher, and Frank Wolters, Blossom Stephan)
Telemedicine in Neurology – Volume 3: In Stroke Patient Care and Treatment (Topic Editors: Thierry Moulin, Bart Demaerschalk, and Thanh Phan)
Telemedicine in neurology has been a subject of debate and, until recently, was largely restricted to certain subspecialties and clinical scenarios. The COVID-19 pandemic, however, has driven clinicians to rapidly adopt virtual medicine for remote diagnosis and treatment of conditions previously managed in person. This sudden expansion of virtual medicine has ignited enthusiasm for broadening the traditional model of in-person patient consultations, and has created an unprecedented opportunity for developing innovative solutions to improve patient care. In this new era, there is a need for further research to validate and standardize novel approaches for neurological evaluation of patients within the regulatory frameworks.
The goal of this research topic is to gather studies from clinicians and scientists across the globe that focus on developing and validating novel techniques for neurological evaluation of patients. These studies may include (i) quantitative methods for recording and analyzing clinical findings related to neurological history or examination, (ii) validating new approaches that apply ubiquitous technologies such as mobile phones, smart watches, or tablets for diagnosis or management of patients, (iii) scaling up relevant neurological diagnoses to urgent and primary care settings or patients’ homes, (iv) examining the impact of social media on healthcare in terms of education, networking, and medical care delivered to patients while keeping in mind privacy issues, and (v) reporting regional regulatory challenges and legal restrictions. Such studies would be crucial and timely for developing innovative methods of neurological evaluation in the face of limited in-person clinical encounters.
This Research Topic welcomes studies described above on innovative solutions for neurological evaluation of patients affected by: ocular motor, visual, vestibular, or movement disorders.
Telemedicine in Neurology – Volume 2: In Dementia Patient Care and Treatment (Topic Editors: Silvan Licher, and Frank Wolters, Blossom Stephan)
Telemedicine in Neurology – Volume 3: In Stroke Patient Care and Treatment (Topic Editors: Thierry Moulin, Bart Demaerschalk, and Thanh Phan)
Telemedicine in neurology has been a subject of debate and, until recently, was largely restricted to certain subspecialties and clinical scenarios. The COVID-19 pandemic, however, has driven clinicians to rapidly adopt virtual medicine for remote diagnosis and treatment of conditions previously managed in person. This sudden expansion of virtual medicine has ignited enthusiasm for broadening the traditional model of in-person patient consultations, and has created an unprecedented opportunity for developing innovative solutions to improve patient care. In this new era, there is a need for further research to validate and standardize novel approaches for neurological evaluation of patients within the regulatory frameworks.
The goal of this research topic is to gather studies from clinicians and scientists across the globe that focus on developing and validating novel techniques for neurological evaluation of patients. These studies may include (i) quantitative methods for recording and analyzing clinical findings related to neurological history or examination, (ii) validating new approaches that apply ubiquitous technologies such as mobile phones, smart watches, or tablets for diagnosis or management of patients, (iii) scaling up relevant neurological diagnoses to urgent and primary care settings or patients’ homes, (iv) examining the impact of social media on healthcare in terms of education, networking, and medical care delivered to patients while keeping in mind privacy issues, and (v) reporting regional regulatory challenges and legal restrictions. Such studies would be crucial and timely for developing innovative methods of neurological evaluation in the face of limited in-person clinical encounters.
This Research Topic welcomes studies described above on innovative solutions for neurological evaluation of patients affected by: ocular motor, visual, vestibular, or movement disorders.
Keywords: telemedicine, neurological evaluation, virtual medicine, tele health, quantitative neuro examination
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