Effective diagnosis of spinal cord compression using telemedicine

• Published in: British journal of neurosurgery Vol. 14; no. 6; pp. 552 - 554
• Main Authors: PATTERSON, V. H, CRAIG, J. J, WOOTTON, R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Informa UK Ltd 01-12-2000; Taylor & Francis; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Acute Disease; Biological and medical sciences; Cerebrospinal fluid. Meninges. Spinal cord; Cervical Vertebrae; Humans; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Medical diagnosis; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Nervous system (semeiology, syndromes); Neurology; Northern Ireland; Physicians; Remote Consultation; Spinal Cord Compression - diagnosis; Spinal Cord Compression Teleconsultation Telemedicine; Spinal cord injuries; Technology; Teleconferencing; Northern Ireland; Case study; Human; Nervous system diseases; Compression; Telemedicine; Central nervous system disease; Diagnosis; Spinal cord disease; Cervical spinal cord
• ISSN: 0268-8697; 1360-046X
• DOI: 10.1080/02688690020005572

We report the case of a man with an acute cervical cord lesion which was diagnosed after a teleconsultation with a neurologist at a distant neurological centre.We show that the ability to assess patients clinically using real-time videolinks is also of use in detecting those patients who would benefit from specialist neurosurgical intervention, but who might otherwise be denied it because of their location.