Background: Advances in video image analysis and artificial intelligence provide opportunities to transform how patients are evaluated. In this study, we assessed the ability to quantify Zoom video recordings of a standardized neurological examination- the Myasthenia Gravis Core Examination (MG-CE)-designed for telemedicine evaluations.
Methods: We used Zoom (Zoom Video Communications) videos of patients with myasthenia gravis (MG) who underwent the MG-CE.
Background: Patients with ALS often face difficulties expressing emotions due to impairments in facial expression, speech, body language, and cognitive function. This study aimed to develop non-invasive AI tools to detect and quantify emotional responsiveness in ALS patients, providing objective insights. Improved understanding of emotional responses could enhance patient-provider communication, telemedicine effectiveness, and clinical trial outcome measures.
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September 2024
Telemedicine is now being used more frequently to evaluate patients with myasthenia gravis (MG). Assessing this condition involves clinical outcome measures, such as the standardized MG-ADL scale or the more complex MG-CE score obtained during clinical exams. However, human subjectivity limits the reliability of these examinations.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Advances in video image analysis and artificial intelligence provide the opportunity to transform the approach to patient evaluation through objective digital evaluation.
Objectives: We assessed ability to quantitate Zoom video recordings of a standardized neurological examination the myasthenia gravis core examination (MG-CE), which had been designed for telemedicine evaluations.
Methods: We used Zoom (Zoom Video Communications) videos of patients with myasthenia gravis undergoing the MG-CE.
Due to the precautions put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic, utilization of telemedicine has increased quickly for patient care and clinical trials. Unfortunately, teleconsultation is closer to a video conference than a medical consultation, with the current solutions setting the patient and doctor into an evaluation that relies entirely on a two-dimensional view of each other. We are developing a patented telehealth platform that assists with diagnostic testing of ocular manifestations of myasthenia gravis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Telemedicine practice for neurological diseases has grown significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic.Telemedicine offers an opportunity to assess digitalization of examinations and enhances access to modern computer vision and artificial intelligence processing to annotate and quantify examinations in a consistent and reproducible manner. The Myasthenia Gravis Core Examination (MG-CE) has been recommended for the telemedicine evaluation of patients with myasthenia gravis.
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