Aplicaciones móviles en las neurociencias: un nuevo aliado

Abstract

Thanks to the continuous development of telecommunications technologies, the use of smart phones has been increasing,
favoring the growth of mobile applications (app). Currently there are more than 700,000 in the various platforms, of which 3% are related to health issues. Health apps are framed in the concept of mobile health or mHealth, which currently has no clear definition, but the WHO has referred to this as the practice of medicine and public health supported by mobile devices. So far there are several reviews on mobile applications in other medical disciplines, the amount of such reviews on apps being used in areas of neuroscience are few, very despite its use in patients and medical personnel has been increasing. Among the benefits of its use, it has been described being able to carry out more objective and standardized follow-ups, greater communication between the members of the medical team and faster responses in cases of emergencies. On the part of the patients, they have had greater knowledge acquisition in relation to their disease and higher adherence rates to the treatments.