Effective diagnosis of spinal cord compression using telemedicine

We report the case of a man with an acute cervical cord lesion which was di agnosed after a teleconsultation with a neurologist at a distant neurologic al centre. We show that the ability to assess patients clinically using rea l-time videolinks is also of use in detecting those patients who would bene fit from specialist neurosurgical intervention, but who might otherwise be denied it because of their location.