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Indian Journal of Neurotrauma 2004; 01(01): 1-7
DOI: 10.1016/S0973-0508(04)80019-4
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Telemedicine in the Management of Head Trauma: An Overview

K Ganapathy Senior Consultant Neurosurgeon
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05 April 2017 (online)

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Abstract

This article reviews the successful utilization of telemedicine in managing head trauma. Telemedicine has made geography history and distance meaningless. It can be a major tool in providing expertise for the management of neurotrauma cases, in far away areas. With the digital divide reducing in India, telemedicine should be considered a method to overcome the shortage of neuro-traumatologists. Following a discussion of the relevance of telemedicine in the Indian context and after outlining the author's personal experience, the world literature is reviewed.

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Telemedicine - Head injuries - neurotrauma
 

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