Open AccessThe state of telemedicine for persons with Parkinson's disease
Author(s) -
Robin Bergh,
Bastiaan R. Bloem,
Marjan J. Meinders,
Luc J. W. Evers
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
current opinion in neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.941
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1473-6551
pISSN - 1350-7540
DOI - 10.1097/wco.0000000000000953
Subject(s) - telemedicine , medicine , clinical trial , intervention (counseling) , randomized controlled trial , telehealth , wearable computer , wearable technology , telecare , medline , telerehabilitation , medical emergency , health care , nursing , computer science , surgery , pathology , political science , law , economics , embedded system , economic growth
The COVID-pandemic has facilitated the implementation of telemedicine in both clinical practice and research. We highlight recent developments in three promising areas of telemedicine: teleconsultation, telemonitoring, and teletreatment. We illustrate this using Parkinson's disease as a model for other chronic neurological disorders.