# | Authors | Location | Methods | Sample size | Clinician | PTa | Mode | Age in years | Setting | Study period |
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1 | Alonso et al. (2021) [16] | South American (4 out of 14 countries) | Cross-sectional study | N = 129 | Neurologists | Telemedicine with video of 52.3% | mean 41.23 | South American MS and NMOSD experts in an outpatient setting | July 3 to 10, 2020 | |
2 | Arighi et al. (2021) [36] | Italy | Prospective cohort study | N = 108 | PT | Video or telephone | mean 73.5 | The Alzheimer clinic of a tertiary care academic center | Mid-April to the end of July 2020 | |
3 | Casares et al. (2020) [37] | USA | Cross-sectional study | N (PT) =35 N(C) = 5 | Physicians | PT | Telephone (12%) Video (88%) | PT mean 37 | Epileptic clinic in a tertiary academic center | COVID pandemic |
4 | Chesnel et al. (2021) [38] | France | Cross-sectional study | N(PT) = 358 | Physician | PT | telephone | PT Mean 55.4 | A tertiary hospital neuro-urology clinic | March 16 to June 1, 2020 |
5 | Conde-Blanco et al. (2020) [39] | Spain | Cross-sectional study | N = 66 | Neurologists | Telephone 88%, video 4.5% | 35–45 (39.4%) 45–55 (31.8%) > 55 (21.2%) | Spain neurologists in epilepsy clinics | April 14 to May 11, 2020 | |
6 | Courtney et al. (2021) [37] | UK | Thematic analysis | N = 22 | Neurologists and GP with a specialist interest | Telephone or video | 20–29 (1/22) 30–39 (6/22) 40–49 (6/22) 50–59 (6/22) 60–69 (3/22) | A tertiary hospital general neurological clinics | June to July 2020 | |
7 | Esper et al. (2021) [40] | USA | Retrospective case-control | N(PT) = 686 | Clinicians | PT | Video 79.6% Telephone 18.4% | PT mean 64.9 | A tertiary academic Movement disorder clinics | March 23 to April 28, 2020 |
8 | Fonseca et al., 2020 [41] | Spain | Cross-sectional study | N = 225 | PT | telephone | Mean 48.2 | A tertiary hospital epilepsy clinic. | March 16 to April 17, 2020 | |
9 | Harper et al. (2021) [42] | USA | Cross-sectional study | N(PT) = 1558 | Clinicians | PT | video | NA | Tertiary academic neurology Ambulatory Clinics | March 18 to May 8, 2020 |
10 | Kristoffersen et al. (2021) [18] | Norway | Cross-sectional study | N = 135 | Neurologists | More telephone than video | Mean 42.1 | Neurologists in Norway hospital-based outpatient clinics | April 2020 | |
11 | Kummer et al. (2021) [43] | USA | Mixed methods | N(PT) = 204 N(C) = 117 | Clinicians | PT | video | PT mean 48.8 | A tertiary academic Outpatient neurology clinics | April 13 to May 15, 2020. |
12 | Lovecchio et al. (2021) [44] | International | Cross-sectional study | N = 485 | Spine surgeons | Telephone 34.6% Video 57.5% | 35–44 (68.7%) 45–54 (33.0%) | Members of AO Spine International | May 15 to 31, 20,230 | |
13 | McKenna et al. (2020) [45] | Ireland | Cross-sectional study | N = 194 | PT | Telephone | Mean 47.8 | A tertiary hospital General neurology clinics | March 23 to May 25, 2020 | |
14 | Mohanty et al. (2020) [46] | USA | Cross-sectional study | N(PT) = 79 N (C) = 40 | Neurosurgeons | PT | Video or telephone | NA | A tertiary academic center outpatient neurosurgery clinic | March 1 to July 2, 2021 |
15 | Ryu et al. (2021) [47] | USA | Cross-sectional study | N = 14 | Neurosurgeons and APPsc | Teleconference/ video | NA | A tertiary academic center neurosurgery department | During COVID-19 | |
16 | Saliba-Gustafsson et al. (2020) [19] | USA | Mixed methods | N = 66 | Physicians and APPs | Video visit | NA | A tertiary academic medical center’s ambulatory neurology clinics | March 22 to May 16, 2020 | |
17 | Smith et al. (2021) [48] | USA | Cross-sectional study | N = 367 | PT | Telemedicine Appointmentb | Non-migraine median age 60 Migraine median age 45 | A tertiary Neuroscience outpatient neuro clinics | April 22 to May 18, 2020 | |
18 | von Wrede et al. (2020) [49] | Germany | Cross-sectional study | N = 239 | PT | Telephone (79%) Video (21%) | Mean 41.5 | A tertiary Epilepsy center outpatient clinic | March 23 to May 8, 2020 | |
19 | Willems et al. (2020) [50] | Germany | Prospective cohort study | N = 272 | Physicians | PT | Telephone | PT mean 38.7 | A tertiary Epilepsy center outpatient clinics | March 17 to May 29, 2020 |