Journal of Pediatric Neurology and Medicine

Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California Davis, California, USA

Publications

• Mini Review   
  Comparison of the Accuracy of a Paediatric Neurology Fellow and a Specialist Nurse While Following up with Children who have Epilepsy over the Phone
  Author(s): Willeke Talbot*
  
  Epilepsy in children places a significant strain on the healthcare system. In addition to a lengthy waiting period for initial and follow-up visits, there are only a few pediatric neurologists available in the majority of developing nations, and caregivers face numerous financial and logistical challenges. To alleviate this burden, telemedicine has been proposed as an efficient alternative. A pediatric neurology fellow's telephonic consultation was compared to that of a specialty nurse; both oppose in-person consultation (the gold standard). One pediatric neurology fellow and one specialty nurse consulted telephonically with caregivers of epileptic children ages 4 to 18 at least 24 hours before their scheduled hospital appointment in a random order. Another pediatric neurology fellow who was blind to the telephonic consultation documented the same after the face-to.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/2472-100X.2022.7.208

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