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ReviewEpilepsy & behavior : E&B2020

Telemedicine in epilepsy: How can we improve care, teaching, and awareness?

Najib Kissani, Yilédoma Thierry Modeste Lengané, Victor Patterson, Boulenouar Mesraoua, Eliashiv Dawn, Cigdem Ozkara, Graeme Shears, Harmiena Riphagen, Ali A Asadi-Pooya, Alicia Bogacz and 2 more

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Review in Epilepsy & behavior : E&B, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 35 papers.

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35citing papers in PubMed
9.5field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

35 citing papers in PubMed, 77 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. The impact of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic on educational and professional growth of young Italian epileptologists: a survey of the Young Epilepsy Section-Italian chapter.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2025
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  16. Clinical activity changes in the neurology department of Wenzhou during the COVID-19 pandemic: an observational analysis.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 10 institutions in 9 countries.

Najib KissaniCommission of Telemedicine of the University Teaching Hospital Mohammed VI, the University Cadi Ayyad of Marrakesh, Morocco; Medical Research Center & Neurology Department, University Teaching Hospital Mohammed VI, Marrakesh, Morocco. Electronic address: najibkis@gmail.com.
Yilédoma Thierry Modeste LenganéDepartment of Neurology, University Teaching Hospital Yalgado Ouédraogo, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
Victor PattersonUniversity College London, UK.
Boulenouar MesraouaHamad Medical Corporation, P.O. Box 3050, Doha, Qatar; Weill Cornell Medical College, Qatar, Neurology Department, P.O. Box 3050, Doha, Qatar.
Eliashiv DawnUCLA Seizure Disorder Center, UCLA Department of Neurology, CA, USA.
Cigdem OzkaraIstanbul University, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Department of Neurology, Division of Clinical Electrophysiology, Istanbul, Turkey.
Graeme ShearsEpilepsy Foundation, Australia.
Harmiena RiphagenEpilepsy Namibia (wo292), Namibia.
Ali A Asadi-PooyaJefferson Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Department of Neurology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Alicia BogaczInstitute of Neurology, Epilepsy Surgical Program, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay.
Ismael El AarrouniUniversity Teaching Hospital Mohammed VI, Marrakesh, Morocco.
Pradeep Pankajakshan NairDepartment of Neurology, JIPMER, Pondicherry, India.
Cadi Ayyad University · MACentre Hospitalier Universitaire Mohammed VI · MACentre Hospitalier Universitaire Yalgado Ouédraogo · BFEpilepsy Foundation · AUIstanbul University · TRJawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research · INThomas Jefferson University · USUniversidad de la República · UYUniversity College London · GBWeill Cornell Medical College in Qatar · QA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Telemedicine (TM) is the use of telecommunications' technologies to provide medical information and services. Telehealth (TH) permits broader and psychosocial support for patients and their families. We aimed to highlight the importance of the use of TH for all aspects of epilepsy, either for the scientific aspects (e.g., research, education, care, management, etc.) or for the social matters (e.g., education, sensitization, association support, etc.). There is a deep gap in knowledge and use of TH in the developing and developed countries. Epilepsy is a condition responsible for 1% of the global burden of disease. More than 50 million people have epilepsy, and barriers to care include shortage of human resources, medical facilities, and resources. Eighty (80) percent of people with epilepsy (PWE) live in low- and middle-income countries. Telehealth has the potential of addressing limited resources and improving access to PWE across the globe.

Indexed as

TeachingCaregiversEpilepsyHealth PersonnelHumansNeurologistsPatient CareTelemedicineCareEducationEpilepsyScientificSocialTelemedicine

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PMID31917142
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