Introduction

The pandemic has implemented the need for new digital technologies as useful tools during the emergency and the long recovery phase that will follow. SARS-CoV-2 has strongly impacted stroke care with significant contraction in a number of patients treated.

Methods

This mini-review is an initiative of the “Digital Technologies, Web and Social Media Study Group” of the Italian Society of Neurology and briefly discusses digital tools for managing the acute phase and the rehabilitation after stroke, even considering the new apps that will improve the process of remote monitoring of patients after discharge at home.

Results

Telemedicine and digital technologies could play a role in each of the three stroke-belt stages: hyperacute treatment and reperfusion, acute care, etiological classification and secondary prevention and rehabilitation.

Conclusion

The global emergency represented by the COVID-19 pandemic can be the stimulus to accelerate the digitalization process in the field of stroke for the use of new methods on a large scale.

中文翻译：

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中风和数字技术：COVID-19 大流行的警钟

介绍

大流行已经实现了在紧急情况和随后的长期恢复阶段对新数字技术作为有用工具的需求。SARS-CoV-2 对中风护理产生了强烈影响，许多接受治疗的患者显着收缩。

方法

这篇小型评论是意大利神经病学学会“数字技术、网络和社交媒体研究小组”的一项倡议，并简要讨论了用于管理急性期和中风后康复的数字工具，甚至考虑了将改善的新应用程序患者在家出院后远程监控的过程。

结果

远程医疗和数字技术可以在三个中风带阶段中的每一个阶段发挥作用：超急性治疗和再灌注、急性护理、病因分类以及二级预防和康复。

结论

以 COVID-19 大流行为代表的全球紧急情况可能会刺激脑卒中领域的数字化进程，以便大规模使用新方法。