Children may require unique surveillance during the pandemic. While Covid-19 is known to threaten the older age, the question whether children are silent carriers remains unanswered. Only 2.4% of reported cases in China and 1.2% in Italy. It seems that children are infected by adults but it is unclear yet if children infect adults. The [...]
While little literature exists for pediatric movement disorders, in practice there is a large volume of unsynchronized telemedicine in this field. Most specialists receive videos via WhatsApp on a daily basis from colleagues, patients and friends consulting about diagnosis and treatment. This gap indicates 2-crucial issues: (1) instant messaging is trusted and widely used by [...]
The practice of telemedicine is expanding. While the clinical practice has been carefully taught for centuries, medical schools have not provided today’s physicians with the necessary tools for telemedicine. Telemedicine is a medical profession. While technical issues are part of the field, these have been addressed by the various platforms available. In contrast, medical training [...]
Summary: Sydenham's chorea is an autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorder that may have a prolonged course. In some children, associated psychiatric symptoms unresponsive to neuroleptic therapy may cause a significant disability. Two children with Sydenham's chorea, a 13-year-old boy with hallucinations and a 14-year-old girl with abulia, who did not respond to psychiatric drugs, were treated with long-term immunosuppression [...]
One of the main components of the medical service is communication. There is a correlation between communication abilities and lawsuits. Doctors communicating in a non- dominant manner will end up with fewer lawsuits. Communication in online clinics is, on one hand, more challenging but on the other hand, carries something simple. There is a difference [...]
..A glance at the watch in clinic and I realize:" OMG, we are running late I should stay stop babbling" "Please don't" say the parents " this is the reason we came to you… we heard you're extremely talkative"… An essential part of accessible medical care occurs when discussing diagnosis and treatment. This conversation [...]
A beginning of a school year is an opportunity to learn about learning disabilities and attention and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). What is similar and what is differnt between these two disorders? What is similar? These are two school age disorders that interfere with academic achievement. What is different? ADHD is about difficulty in concentrating in [...]
Positive psychology in attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)? Positive psychology is an important tool that is developing over the past years. Traditional Psychology was established to address treatment for pathological disorders such as anxiety and depression. Lately, psychologists noticed that these tools can assist people that do not have severe psychological disorders. Positive thinking [...]
This week we published a paper about "TeleNeurology clinic high compliance and adherence" in the Israeli Medical association journal in Hebrew. This summery is provided for the wider populations. Telemedicine has a great potential of providing healthcare for individuals when access to clinics is limited. While in some subspecialties, such as dermatology and radiology, [...]
A while ago I wrote a paper about high compliance when using online neuropediatric clinic (to be published soon). After the paper was accepted the topic was presented at conference. Once I attended the conference I realized that I used the wrong concepts. Adherence and compliance. Much has been written about non- compliance. One of [...]
