TELEMEDICINE DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: EXPERIENCE FROM AN ITALIAN OUTPATIENT CLINIC FOR MOVEMENT DISORDERS

Susanne Buechner, Andrea La Licata, Dario Seppi, Francesco Teatini

DOI Number
http://doi.org/10.22190/FUMB200518004B
First page
021
Last page
023

Abstract


Patients with chronic diseases such as Parkinson’s disease need periodic medical examinations. During the COVID-19 pandemic non-emergent medical visits were impossible. To ensure continuity of health care, telemedicine has been demonstrated to be a potential and useful tool.


Keywords

COVID-19, Movement Disorders, Parkinson’s Disease, Telemedicine

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