COVID-19 has profoundly disrupted the normal rhythms of life. It is hard to anticipate the full impact of the pandemic as we write this in March 2020, with almost daily changes in advice for both the population and medical staff. The disease is flooding normal acute medical services. From a neurological perspective, there is concern for the collateral damage caused to patients with neurological disorders. We must try to ensure we can provide the services that neurological patients need while not exposing them to unnecessary risk. We have to identify and protect those patients who are particularly vulnerable, for example, those taking immunosuppression. One early change has been a switch to remote consultations by either telephone or video. This is an extension of the usual clinical consultation but poses particular issues. Arani Nitkunan and Dominic Paviour provide us with some practical advice on how …

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COVID-19已极大地破坏了正常的生活节奏。在我们于2020年3月撰写本文时，很难预计大流行的全面影响，几乎每天都会为人口和医务人员提供建议。这种疾病正在淹没正常的急性医疗服务。从神经学的角度来看，存在对神经系统疾病患者造成的附带损害的关注。我们必须努力确保我们能够提供神经病患者所需的服务，同时又不会使他们面临不必要的风险。我们必须识别和保护那些特别脆弱的患者，例如接受免疫抑制的患者。早期的更改是通过电话或视频切换到远程咨询。这是常规临床咨询的扩展，但存在一些特殊问题。