TY - JOUR
T1 - Telemedicine for management of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis through COVID-19 tail
AU - on behalf of the Digital Technologies, Web and Social Media Study Group of the Italian Society of Neurology
AU - Bombaci, Alessandro
AU - Abbadessa, Gianmarco
AU - Trojsi, Francesca
AU - Leocani, Letizia
AU - Bonavita, Simona
AU - Lavorgna, Luigi
AU - Tedeschi, Gioacchino
AU - Mancardi, Giovanni
AU - Padovani, Alessandro
AU - Clerico, Marinella
AU - Brigo, Francesco
AU - Lanzillo, Roberta
AU - Russo, Antonio
AU - Giometto, Bruno
AU - Straccia, Giulia
AU - Iodice, Rosa
AU - Bucello, Sebastiano
AU - Annovazzi, Pietro
AU - Moccia, Marcello
AU - Prosperini, Luca
AU - Stromillo, Maria Laura
AU - Repice, Anna Maria
AU - Miele, Giuseppina
AU - Lerario, Alberto
AU - De Martino, Antonio
AU - Iodice, Francesco
AU - Di Lorenzo, Francesco
AU - Cuffaro, Luca
AU - Romoli, Michele
AU - Silvestro, Marcello
AU - Artusi, Carlo Alberto
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020, The Author(s).
Copyright:
Copyright 2020 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2020/10
Y1 - 2020/10
N2 - Over the last months, due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, containment measures have led to important social restriction. Healthcare systems have faced a complete rearrangement of resources and spaces, with the creation of wards devoted to COVID-19 patients. In this context, patients affected by chronic neurological diseases, such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), are at risk to be lost at follow-up, leading to a higher risk of morbidity and mortality. Telemedicine may allow meet the needs of these patients. In this commentary, we briefly discuss the digital tools to remotely monitor and manage ALS patients. Focusing on detecting disease progression and preventing life-threatening conditions, we propose a toolset able to improve ALS management during this unprecedented situation.
AB - Over the last months, due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, containment measures have led to important social restriction. Healthcare systems have faced a complete rearrangement of resources and spaces, with the creation of wards devoted to COVID-19 patients. In this context, patients affected by chronic neurological diseases, such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), are at risk to be lost at follow-up, leading to a higher risk of morbidity and mortality. Telemedicine may allow meet the needs of these patients. In this commentary, we briefly discuss the digital tools to remotely monitor and manage ALS patients. Focusing on detecting disease progression and preventing life-threatening conditions, we propose a toolset able to improve ALS management during this unprecedented situation.
KW - ALS patients
KW - COVID-19
KW - Remote monitoring
KW - Tele-health
KW - Telemedicine
KW - Teleneurology
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U2 - 10.1007/s10072-020-04783-x
DO - 10.1007/s10072-020-04783-x
M3 - Review article
C2 - 33025327
AN - SCOPUS:85097126215
JO - Neurological Sciences
JF - Neurological Sciences
SN - 1590-1874
ER -