Impact of new technologies on neurology in Spain. Review by the new technologies Ad-Hoc committee of the Spanish society of neurology

Introduction: In biomedicine, new technologies are becoming more prevalent. Based on communications delivered at SEN Annual Meetings, we assessed the impact of these technologies on Spanish neurology using the consensual definition of new technologies developed by the New Technologies Ad-Hoc Committee of the SEN.

Materials and techniques: A novel technology or novel application of an existing technology, distinguished by a certain degree of coherence lasting across time, with the potential to have an impact on the present and/or future of neurology, is what we classified as new technology in neurology. From 2012 to 2018, we performed a descriptive assessment of scientific communications presented at SEN annual meetings, examining the type of technology, the subject of neurology, and the geographical provenance of the studies.