Telemedicine for Hyperkinetic Movement Disorders

Telemedicine is the use of electronic communication technology to facilitate healthcare between distant providers and patients. In addition to synchronous video conferencing, asynchronous video transfer has been used to support care for neurology patients. There is a growing literature on using tele...

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Autores: Srinivasan, Ragini, Ben Pazi, Hilla, Dekker, Marieke C. J., Cubo Delgado, Esther, Bloem, Bas, Moukheiber, Emile, González Santos, Josefa, Guttman, Mark
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Burgos (UBU)
Repositorio:Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos (RIUBU)
OAI Identifier:oai:riubu.ubu.es:10259/8790
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10259/8790
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Telemedicine
Hyperkinetic movement disorders
Tremor
Videoconferencing
Sistema nervioso-Enfermedades
Medicina
Neurología
Nervous system-Diseases
Medicine
Neurology
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Sumario:Telemedicine is the use of electronic communication technology to facilitate healthcare between distant providers and patients. In addition to synchronous video conferencing, asynchronous video transfer has been used to support care for neurology patients. There is a growing literature on using telemedicine in movement disorders, with the most common focus on Parkinson’s disease. There is accumulating evidence for videoconferencing to diagnose and treat patients with hyperkinetic movement disorders and to support providers in remote underserviced areas. Cognitive testing has been shown to be feasible remotely. Genetic counseling and other counseling-based therapeutic interventions have also successfully performed in hyperkinetic movement disorders. We use a problem-based approach to review the current evidence for the use of telemedicine in various hyperkinetic movement disorders. This Viewpoint attempts to identify possible telemedicine solutions as well as discussing unmet needs and future directions.