Use of Twitter in Neurology: Boon or Bane?

Journal: Journal of medical Internet research

Volume: 23

Issue: 5

Year of Publication: 2021

Affiliated Institutions:  Department of Neurology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. Department of Neurology, National Neuroscience Institute, Novena, Singapore. Department of Neuromuscular Diseases, University College London Queen Square Institute of Neurology and The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, University College London, London, United Kingdom. Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States. Department of Neurology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, India. Department of Neurosciences and Behaviour Sciences, Clinical Hospital of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil. Department of Neurology, Perron Institute, Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia. Department of Neurology, National Neuroscience Institute, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Department of Neurology, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, India.

Abstract summary 

Twitter is a free, open access social media platform that is widely used in medicine by physicians, scientists, and patients. It provides an opportunity for advocacy, education, and collaboration. However, it is likely not utilized to its full advantage by many disciplines in medicine, and pitfalls exist in its use. In particular, there has not been a review of Twitter use and its applications in the field of neurology. This review seeks to provide an understanding of the current use of Twitter in the field of neurology to assist neurologists in engaging with this potentially powerful application to support their work.

Authors & Co-authors:  Mishra Biswamohan B Saini Monica M Doherty Carolynne M CM Pitceathly Robert D S RDS Rajan Roopa R Siddiqi Omar K OK Ramdharry Gita G Asranna Ajay A Tomaselli Pedro Jose PJ Kermode Allan G AG Bajwa Jawad A JA Garg Divyani D Vishnu Venugopalan Y VY

Study Outcome 

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Citations :  About. Twitter. [2020-08-07]. https://about.twitter.com/en_us.html.
Authors :  13
Identifiers
Doi : e25229
SSN : 1438-8871
Study Population
Male,Female
Mesh Terms
Humans
Other Terms
Twitter;contemporary issues;neurology;research;tweet chats;tweetorials
Study Design
Study Approach
Country of Study
Publication Country
Canada