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ReviewNeurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology2021

Myasthenia gravis and telemedicine: a lesson from COVID-19 pandemic.

Dario Ricciardi, Silvia Casagrande, Francesco Iodice, Bianca Orlando, Francesca Trojsi, Giovanni Cirillo, Marinella Clerico, Marco Bozzali, Letizia Leocani, Gianmarco Abbadessa and 5 more

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Review in Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

24 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Remote Monitoring in Myasthenia Gravis: Exploring Symptom Variability.Annals of clinical and translational neurology · 2026
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  6. A comprehensive guide to digital neurology. An update on current development on digital neurology derived from the Digital Neuro Hub project.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2025
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  17. Development and validation of the Myasthenia Gravis TeleScore (MGTS).Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2022
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  18. Low online search interest in teleneurology before and during COVID-19 pandemic: an infodemiological study.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors.

Dario Ricciardi *I Division of Neurology and Neurophysiopathology, Department of Medical, Surgical, Neurological, Metabolic and Aging Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy.
Silvia Casagrande *Department of Neuroscience, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health (NEUROFARBA), University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
Francesco IodiceDepartment of Neuroscience, San Raffaele Pisana IRCCS, via della Pisana 435, 00166, Rome, Italy. franc.iodice@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4817-8089
Bianca OrlandoDepartment of Neuroscience, San Raffaele Pisana IRCCS, via della Pisana 435, 00166, Rome, Italy.
Francesca TrojsiI Division of Neurology and Neurophysiopathology, Department of Medical, Surgical, Neurological, Metabolic and Aging Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy.
Giovanni CirilloI Division of Neurology and Neurophysiopathology, Department of Medical, Surgical, Neurological, Metabolic and Aging Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy.
Marinella ClericoClinical and Biological Sciences Department, University of Torino, Orbassano, Italy.
Marco BozzaliDepartment of Neuroscience, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK.
Letizia LeocaniDepartment of Neurorehabilitation, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy.
Gianmarco AbbadessaI Division of Neurology and Neurophysiopathology, Department of Medical, Surgical, Neurological, Metabolic and Aging Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy.
Giuseppina MieleI Division of Neurology and Neurophysiopathology, Department of Medical, Surgical, Neurological, Metabolic and Aging Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy.
Gioacchino TedeschiI Division of Neurology and Neurophysiopathology, Department of Medical, Surgical, Neurological, Metabolic and Aging Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy.
Simona BonavitaI Division of Neurology and Neurophysiopathology, Department of Medical, Surgical, Neurological, Metabolic and Aging Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy.
Luigi LavorgnaI Division of Neurology and Neurophysiopathology, Department of Medical, Surgical, Neurological, Metabolic and Aging Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy.
Digital Technologies, Web, Social Media Study Group of the Italian Society of Neurology

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

COVID-19 pandemic has induced an urgent reorganization of the healthcare system to ensure continuity of care for patients affected by chronic neurological diseases including myasthenia gravis (MG). Due to the fluctuating nature of the disease, early detection of disease worsening, adverse events, and possibly life-threatening complications is mandatory. This work analyzes the main unresolved issues in the management of the myasthenic patient, the possibilities offered so far by digital technologies, and proposes an online evaluation protocol based on 4 simple tests to improve MG management. Telemedicine and Digital Technology might help neurologists in the clinical decision-making process of MG management, avoiding unnecessary in presence consultations and allowing a rational use of the time and space reduced by the pandemic.

Indexed as

COVID-19Myasthenia GravisTelemedicineHumansPandemicsSARS-CoV-2COVID-19Myasthenia gravisTele-healthTelemedicineTele-neurology

Identifiers

PMID34436726
PMCPMC8390022

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