Teleneurology: Is it really at a distance?

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 258, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 971-981

  Agarwal, S ^a   Warburton, E A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evidence; Research; Technology; Teleneurology; Telestroke

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); COMPUTER NETWORK; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEMENTIA; DEVICE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EPILEPSY; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTERNET; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH STROKE SCALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROLOGY; PARKINSON DISEASE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; PERSONAL DIGITAL ASSISTANT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REHABILITATION CARE; REVIEW; STROKE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); TELEMEDICINE; VIDEORECORDING;

HUMANS; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; NEUROLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 79959853181     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-011-5920-5     Document Type: Review

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