Effective diagnosis of spinal cord compression using telemedicine.
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.
Patterson
V H
VH
Department of Neurology, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, UK.
Craig
J J
JJ
Wootton
R
R
D000208:Acute Disease; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009660:Northern Ireland; D019114:Remote Consultation; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000175:diagnosis*