Use cases · Specialist clinic
Neurology history
Neurology histories are long and hard to piece together in the room, especially when the patient doesn't remember what happened. Before the visit, TESSA takes the history of headaches, seizures, weakness, numbness or memory problems from the patient, and from a witness or family member where needed, and builds a clear timeline for the neurologist. It also prepares patients for an EEG, such as washing their hair and whether to sleep less the night before. If someone reports sudden weakness, face drooping or slurred speech, TESSA tells them to call emergency services straight away.
At a glance
- Does
- Information gathering, Summarisation, Patient education
- Setting
- Specialist clinic
- Specialty
- Neurology
- Who
- Patient-facing
Also searched as
headache history · seizure history · neurology referral intake · EEG preparation
Questions
What does TESSA do in neurology history?
Neurology histories are long and hard to piece together in the room, especially when the patient doesn't remember what happened. Before the visit, TESSA takes the history of headaches, seizures, weakness, numbness or memory problems from the patient, and from a witness or family member where needed, and builds a clear timeline for the neurologist. It also prepares patients for an EEG, such as washing their hair and whether to sleep less the night before. If someone reports sudden weakness, face drooping or slurred speech, TESSA tells them to call emergency services straight away. It does this through information gathering, summarisation, patient education.
Does TESSA diagnose the patient?
No, TESSA never gives a patient a diagnosis. It collects and collates the information the patient provides, asks probing questions and performs risk assessment; a clinician reviews the summary and decides, and no diagnosis, summary or management plan reaches the patient until the clinician signs.
What happens if the patient mentions a warning sign?
Warning or worrying signs that require immediate attention or action go straight to the care team without alarming the patient. For time-critical presentations, TESSA supports the clinician only and is not currently intended for patient use.
How is patient information protected?
The patient surface runs on session codes, not names, and each institution's data is kept apart with a full audit trail. Our own Anonesia by TINYHealth is a proprietary software and code that removes PIIs, e.g. names, ID numbers and contact details from text before it reaches an AI model.
How do we start with this use case?
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