Open AccessRemote telemedicine evaluation of deep brain stimulation candidacy
Author(s) -
Natalie Witek,
Susan Heath,
Bo Ouyang,
Caroline M. Tanner,
Nicholas B. Galifianakis
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
neurology. clinical practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.674
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 2163-0933
pISSN - 2163-0402
DOI - 10.1212/cpj.0000000000000723
Subject(s) - candidacy , deep brain stimulation , medicine , telemedicine , dystonia , cohort , retrospective cohort study , surgery , physical therapy , parkinson's disease , disease , health care , psychiatry , politics , political science , law , economics , economic growth
To determine whether initial presurgical evaluation of deep brain stimulation (DBS) candidacy with video telemedicine (VTEL) can reliably predict surgical candidacy (patients who will eventually undergo DBS surgery) and decrease resource utilization when compared to an in-person evaluation.