Review Article Application of mobile phones in epilepsy care Lakshmi Narasimhan Ranganathan a,* , Somasundaram Aadhimoolam Chinnadurai a , Balasubramanian Samivel a , Bhanu Kesavamurthy a , Man Mohan Mehndiratta b a Institute of Neurology, Madras Medical College, Chennai 600003, Tamilnadu, India b Department of Neurology, Janakpuri Superspeciality, New Delhi, India article info Article history: Received 6 October 2014 Accepted 10 February 2015 Available online 11 March 2015 Keywords: Seizure detection Diagnosis Treatment Compliance abstract Objectives: To evaluate the applications of mobile phones in the day to day care of epileptic patients as a diagnostic, prognostic and therapeutic tool. Methods: Detailed search of various mobile applications in the field of epileptology was made in MEDLINE, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, EMBASE, CINAHL, LI- LACS and corresponding developer websites of mobile applications were also looked into regarding their technical specifications and user friendliness. Results: A plethora of apps are available across various mobile platforms especially Android, iOS and Windows. Careful selection and application of such apps by both the healthcare providers, the epileptic patients and their caregivers with proper understanding of their potential benefits as well as limitations will result in better diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of epilepsy. Conclusion: The field of medicine is rapidly inculcating advanced cutting edge technologies for better diagnosis of diseases and better targeted therapy to such diseases. Hi tech electronic gadgets, in particular, are now becoming part and parcel of patient care in many specialties. The advent of the modern portable computers has revolutionised almost every specialty. The field of mobile technology is advancing with a break neck pace, with increase in mobile subscribers, advanced handsets practically like digital personal assistants with advanced capabilities. The possibilities of using such rapidly evolving mobile technology in the field of medicine are endless. This article explores such possibilities in the field of epileptology after analysing the current and existing applications of mobile phones in care of the epileptic patients worldwide. Copyright © 2015, Indian Epilepsy Society. Published by Reed Elsevier India Pvt. Ltd. All rights reserved. 1. Introduction The field of medicine is rapidly inculcating advanced cutting edge technologies for better diagnosis of diseases and better targeted therapy to such diseases. 1 Hi tech electronic gadgets, in particular, are now becoming part and parcel of patient care in many specialities. The advent of the modern portable computers has revolutionised almost every speciality. * Corresponding author. 3/5 Subhiksha Sai Kribha, Sri Krishnapuram Street, Royapettah, Chennai 600014, India. E-mail address: lakshmineuro@gmail.com (L.N. Ranganathan). Available online at www.sciencedirect.com ScienceDirect journal homepage: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/international- journal-of-epilepsy international journal of epilepsy 2 (2015) 28 e37 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijep.2015.02.002 2213-6320/Copyright © 2015, Indian Epilepsy Society. Published by Reed Elsevier India Pvt. Ltd. All rights reserved.