Practical Management: Telehealth Examination for Sport-Related Concussion in the Outpatient Setting.

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Abstract

This article presents the telehealth version of the Buffalo Concussion Physical Examination (BCPE) (Tele-BCPE). It is a brief, focused telehealth PE for use in the outpatient setting by sports medicine physicians, pediatricians, neurologists, and primary care physicians. It is derived from the BCPE and includes general considerations for providers performing telehealth services and instructions for adapting traditional clinical tests for virtual use. The Tele-BCPE includes an orthostatic intolerance screen, examination of the cranial nerves, and tests of the oculomotor, vestibular, and cervical systems. It is meant to be used at initial and follow-up outpatient visits for patients acutely after concussion and in those with prolonged symptoms. This telehealth PE, when combi

SUBMITTER: McPherson JI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8692340 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature