Use of Twitter in Neurology: Boon or Bane?
review · Level V
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 33988522.
- Also identified by DOI 10.2196/25229 and PMC identifier 8164119.
- Licence recorded as CC BY.
- The licence permits redistribution, so the abstract is shown in full and the full text is available from the publisher.
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.
Medical subject headings
- Neurology
- Physicians
- Social Media