TY - JOUR
T1 - Assessing disability and relapses in multiple sclerosis on tele-neurology
AU - on behalf of the Digital Technologies Web and Social Media Study Group of the Italian Society of Neurology
AU - Moccia, Marcello
AU - Lanzillo, Roberta
AU - Brescia Morra, Vincenzo
AU - Bonavita, Simona
AU - Tedeschi, Gioacchino
AU - Leocani, Letizia
AU - Lavorgna, Luigi
N1 - Funding Information:
We acknowledge the contribution of the Digital Technologies, Web and Social Media Study Group of Italian Neurological Society (SIN) : Luigi Lavorgna (Chair), Letizia Leocani (Co-Chair), Gioacchino Tedeschi, Giovanni Mancardi, Alessandro Padovani, Simona Bonavita, Francesco Brigo, Marinella Clerico, Eleonora Cocco, Roberta Lanzillo, Marcello Moccia, Luca Prosperini, Maria Laura Stromillo, Anna Maria Repice, Gianmarco Abbadessa, Alberto Lerario, Francesca Trojsi, Rosa Iodice, Sebastiano Bucello, Pietro Annovazzi, Antonio De Martino, Alessandro Bombaci, Francesco Iodice, and Francesco Di Lorenzo.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020, Fondazione Società Italiana di Neurologia.
Copyright:
Copyright 2020 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2020/6/1
Y1 - 2020/6/1
N2 - Background: As a consequence of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, a large amount of consultations will be delivered through tele-medicine, especially for diseases causing chronic disability and requiring immunomodulatory treatments, such as multiple sclerosis (MS). Methods: We have hereby reviewed available tools for tele-neurology examination in MS, including components of neurological examination that can be assessed through video, patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs), and digital technology. Results: Overall, we have suggested a battery for assessing MS disability and relapses on tele-medicine, which brings together conventional examination, PROMs (e.g., Patient Determined Disease Steps, MS Impact Scale), and cognitive tests (Symbol Digit Modalities Test) that can be delivered remotely and in multiple languages. Discussion: The use of common tools for neurological examination could improve tele-neurology practice for both general neurologists and MS specialists, and quality of care for people with MS.
AB - Background: As a consequence of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, a large amount of consultations will be delivered through tele-medicine, especially for diseases causing chronic disability and requiring immunomodulatory treatments, such as multiple sclerosis (MS). Methods: We have hereby reviewed available tools for tele-neurology examination in MS, including components of neurological examination that can be assessed through video, patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs), and digital technology. Results: Overall, we have suggested a battery for assessing MS disability and relapses on tele-medicine, which brings together conventional examination, PROMs (e.g., Patient Determined Disease Steps, MS Impact Scale), and cognitive tests (Symbol Digit Modalities Test) that can be delivered remotely and in multiple languages. Discussion: The use of common tools for neurological examination could improve tele-neurology practice for both general neurologists and MS specialists, and quality of care for people with MS.
KW - COVID
KW - Multiple sclerosis
KW - Tele-medicine
KW - Tele-neurology
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U2 - 10.1007/s10072-020-04470-x
DO - 10.1007/s10072-020-04470-x
M3 - Article
C2 - 32440979
AN - SCOPUS:85085290282
VL - 41
SP - 1369
EP - 1371
JO - Neurological Sciences
JF - Neurological Sciences
SN - 1590-1874
IS - 6
ER -