Teleneurology applications: Report of the Telemedicine Work Group of the American Academy of Neurology.

CONCLUSIONS: Teleneurology is an effective tool for the rapid evaluation of patients in remote locations requiring neurologic care. These underserved locations include geographically isolated rural areas as well as urban cores with insufficient available neurology specialists. With this technology, neurologists will be better able to meet the burgeoning demand for access to neurologic care in an era of declining availability. An increase in physician awareness and support at the federal and state level is necessary to facilitate expansion of telemedicine into further areas of neurology.
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Source: Rural Remote Health - February 12, 2013 Category: Rural Health Authors: Wechsler LR, Tsao JW, Levine SR, Swain-Eng RJ, Adams RJ, Demaerschalk BM, Hess DC, Moro E, Schwamm LH, Steffensen S, Stern BJ, Zuckerman SJ, Bhattacharya P, Davis LE, Yurkiewicz IR, Alphonso AL, For the American Academy of Neurology Telemedicine Work Grou Tags: Neurology Source Type: research