TELENEUROLOGY IN PRACTICE. A COMPREHENSIVE CLINICAL GUIDE

1.Teleneurology in the US Veteran Health Administration
2.International Teleneurology
3.Military Telemedicine
4.Telemedicine Technology
5.Telestroke
6.Teleneurointensive Care Unit (TeleneuroICU): Expanding the Reach of Subspecialty NeuroICU Care
7.Teleneurology and Neurointerventional Therapy for Acute Stroke
8.Teleneurosurgery
9.Hospital Teleneurology
10.Telemedicine and Parkinson’s Disease
11.Teleneuropathology
12.Tele-Epilepsy and Tele-Electroencephalography
13.The Emerging Relevance of Telemedicine in Sleep Medicine
14.Teledementia
15.The Emerging Role of Telemedicine in the Evaluation of Sports-Related Concussion
16.Teleneurology in Contemporary Graduate Medical Education
17.Legal Considerations in the Use of Telemedicine in Neurology
18.Reimbursement in Teleneurology

- Comprehensive text discussing the practical requirements of
implementing state-of-the-art telemedicine modalities in neurologic
care
- Written by an international panel of experts on telemedicine
- Concisely written to enhance practical grasp and implementation of
material
This title will provide an up-to-date review of the emerging practice of neurology
telemedicine. Increasingly, neurology, like other disciplines of medicine, is implementing
the technological advances and discoveries of the science of healthcare delivery to
improve not only access and efficiency but outcomes and cost as well. For patients in
remote and underserved areas, having a neurological condition means lengthy and
costly travel to obtain specialist evaluation. Telemedicine has the ability to deliver
such care to a patient’s local community. Neurology telemedicine for acute stroke
has already demonstrated clinical efficacy and cost effectiveness by raising the numbers
of thrombolysis-eligible patients who can be treated in a timely fashion. More than 85%
of leading US neurology departments currently use or plan to implement telemedicine
within the next year. The US military has a limited number of neurologists – a store-andforward
consultation system has enabled military neurologists to deliver far-forward
battlefield care for service members deployed overseas. The chapters in this book will
review the use of telemedicine for the evaluation and treatment of patients with many
common neurological conditions and will provide a practical guide for neurologists
seeking to incorporate telemedicine into their daily practices.

Authors
Jack W. Tsao, MD, DPhil. Department of Neurology
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. Bethesda, MD. USA

Bart M. Demaerschalk, MD. Department of Neurology
Mayo Clinic Hospital. Phoenix, AZ. USA