TY - JOUR
T1 - Telemedicine for Individuals with epilepsy
T2 - Recommendations from International League Against EpilepsyTelemedicine Task Force
AU - Samia, Pauline
AU - Sahu, Jitendra Kumar
AU - Ali, Amza
AU - Caraballo, Roberto Horacio
AU - Chan, Josephine
AU - Coan, Ana Carolina
AU - Fortini, Pablo Sebastián
AU - Gwer, Samson
AU - Jocic-Jakubi, Bosanka
AU - Kissani, Najib
AU - Rivera, Yanin
AU - Sarfo, Fred Stephen
AU - Singh, Mamta Bhushan
AU - Trinka, Eugen
AU - Yoo, Ji Yeoun
AU - Yu, Hsiang Yu
AU - Zelano, Johan
AU - Cross, J. Helen
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023
PY - 2023/3
Y1 - 2023/3
N2 - Worldwide, People with Epilepsy (PWE) are confronted with several barriers to face-to-face consultations. These obstacles hamper appropriate clinical follow-up and also increase the treatment gap for Epilepsy. Telemedicine holds the potential to enhance management as follow-up visits for PWE are focused on more on clinical history and counselling rather than physical examination. Besides consultation, telemedicine can also be used for remote EEG diagnostics and tele-neuropsychology assessments. In this article, the Telemedicine Task Force of the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) outlines recommendations regarding optimal practice in utilizing in the management of individuals with epilepsy. We formulated recommendations for minimum technical requirements, preparing for the first tele-consultation and the specificities for follow-up consultations. Special considerations are necessary for specific populations, including paediatric patients, patients who are not conversant with tele-medicine and those with intellectual disability. Telemedicine for individuals with epilepsy should be vigorously promoted with the aim of improving the quality of care and ultimately reduce the wide clinician access related treatment gap across several regions of the globe.
AB - Worldwide, People with Epilepsy (PWE) are confronted with several barriers to face-to-face consultations. These obstacles hamper appropriate clinical follow-up and also increase the treatment gap for Epilepsy. Telemedicine holds the potential to enhance management as follow-up visits for PWE are focused on more on clinical history and counselling rather than physical examination. Besides consultation, telemedicine can also be used for remote EEG diagnostics and tele-neuropsychology assessments. In this article, the Telemedicine Task Force of the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) outlines recommendations regarding optimal practice in utilizing in the management of individuals with epilepsy. We formulated recommendations for minimum technical requirements, preparing for the first tele-consultation and the specificities for follow-up consultations. Special considerations are necessary for specific populations, including paediatric patients, patients who are not conversant with tele-medicine and those with intellectual disability. Telemedicine for individuals with epilepsy should be vigorously promoted with the aim of improving the quality of care and ultimately reduce the wide clinician access related treatment gap across several regions of the globe.
KW - Epilepsy
KW - Telemedicine
KW - Teleneurology
KW - Treatment gap
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85148354510&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.seizure.2023.02.005
DO - 10.1016/j.seizure.2023.02.005
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85148354510
SN - 1059-1311
VL - 106
SP - 85
EP - 91
JO - Seizure : the journal of the British Epilepsy Association
JF - Seizure : the journal of the British Epilepsy Association
ER -