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Use of Twitter in Neurology: Boon or Bane?

Authors :
Mishra, Biswamohan
Saini, Monica
Doherty, Carolynne M
Pitceathly, Robert D S
Rajan, Roopa
Siddiqi, Omar K
Ramdharry, Gita
Asranna, Ajay
Tomaselli, Pedro Jose
Kermode, Allan G
Bajwa, Jawad A
Garg, Divyani
Vishnu, Venugopalan Y
Source :
Journal of Medical Internet Research, Vol 23, Iss 5, p e25229 (2021)
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
JMIR Publications, 2021.

Abstract

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.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
14388871
Volume :
23
Issue :
5
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Journal of Medical Internet Research
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.85eb904c399d4aa88071583a25efd555
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.2196/25229