Experiences of telemedicine in neurological out-patient clinics during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Espen Saxhaug Kristoffersen Else Chartlotte Sandset Bendik Slagsvold Winsvold Kashif Waqar FaizAnette Margrethe Storstein

Published in: Annals of clinical and translational neurology (2020)

Telemedicine was rapidly implemented in Norwegian neurological departments during the first weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic. Teleconsultations were better suited for follow-ups than for new referrals, and better for headache and epilepsy patients as compared to multiple sclerosis and movement disorder patients.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
multiple sclerosis
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
primary care
mental health
patient reported outcomes
patient reported