ReviewNeurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology2022
Telemedicine application to headache: a critical review.
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- Telerehabilitation - Historical Perspectives and Conceptual Framework in Reference to Neurological Disorders: A Narrative Review.NeuroRehabilitation · 2025Pooled it
- Geographic variation in certified headache subspecialty availability in the United States.Headache · 2026Article
- Telemedicine for headache disorders in real-world practice: from patient experience to health system impact.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2026Review
- Disparities in Headache Care and Research in Children and Adolescents: A Narrative Review.Current pain and headache reports · 2026Review
- Optimizing headache management: Integrating primary care and patient-centered approaches.Pain management · 2026Article
- Migraine care in the digital era: social listening insights and neurologists' perspectives from Türkiye.Frontiers in digital health · 2026Article
- 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 · 2025Review
- Tracking Migraine Symptoms: A Longitudinal Comparison of Smartphone-Based Headache Diaries and Clinical Interviews.Neurology international · 2025Article
- Telemedicine for headache follow-up: feasibility, clinical outcomes, and patient-reported experience from a prospective study.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
- The biopsychosocial perspective on designing mobile health apps for self-management of chronic headaches.Health systems (Basingstoke, England) · 2025Article
- The World Health Organization Intersectoral Global Action Plan on Epilepsy and Other Neurological Disorders and the headache revolution: from headache burden to a global action plan for headache disorders.The journal of headache and pain · 2024Review
- The Mental Health Toll of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Older Adults with Migraine: A Prospective Analysis of Depression Using the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging.Journal of pain research · 2024Article
- Beyond Audio-Video Telehealth: Perspective on the Current State and Future Directions of Digital Neurological Care in the United States.JMIR neurotechnology · 2024Article
- Children oral health and parents education status: a cross sectional study.BMC oral health · 2023Article
- Telemedicine in Headache Medicine: A Narrative Review.Current pain and headache reports · 2023Review
- Patient satisfaction with televisit in chronic neurologic disorders during Covid-19 pandemic.Acta neurologica Belgica · 2023Article
- The First Case Series From Japan of Primary Headache Patients Treated by Completely Online Telemedicine.Cureus · 2022Article
- Nurses' experience of using video consultation in a digital care setting and its impact on their workflow and communication.PloS one · 2022Article
- Video consultation for non-acute headache by neurologist is not inferior to traditional consultations in terms of headache consultation rate at follow-up:Frontiers in neurologyArticle
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20 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundMigraine affects more than a billion people all over the world and requires critical employment of healthcare resources. Telemedicine could be a reasonable tool to manage people suffering from headaches, and it received a big push from the COVID-19 pandemic.
objectiveThis review aims to propose a practical approach for the virtual management of these patients.
methodsTo do this, we conducted a literature search, including 32 articles relevant to the topic treated in this review.
resultsThe most challenging step in telemedicine applied to practical neurology remains the clinical assessment, but through a careful headache history and a recently proposed entirely virtual neurological assessment, this hitch can be easily overcome. Electronic diary compilations and virtual administration of disability-measuring scales, conversely, are the key features of effective long-term follow-up although we do not have apps that met the criteria of scientific reliability. Furthermore, tele-rehabilitation seems to be effective and has demonstrated to be a solution to alternatively treat chronic patients at home, and can be considered part of the remote management of headache patients. Moreover, virtual management of headaches finds an application in specific communities of patients, as pediatric patients and for rural communities of low- and middle-income countries suffer from health disparities, with inadequate resources and knowledge gaps.
conclusionTelemedicine could be promising for patients with no regular or convenient access to headache specialists and seems to be a priority in managing migraine patients to avoid non-urgent hospitalizations.
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