Abstract
This study aims to evaluate the prevalence, distribution and clinical profile of neurological diseases and syndromes from a neurology outpatient clinic in the city of Rio de Janeiro. This is a quantitative, cross-sectional study. 180 medical records of firsttime visits conducted through 18 months were analyzed. Age, gender and comorbidities were collected to identify the sample’s profile and the neurological diagnoses found were classified in predefined groups of syndromes according to the ICD-10 classification, which were further stratified according to age and gender. 157 (87,2%) of the patients had a neurological disease, of which the mean age was 51,05 years and 67,5% were women. The most frequent comorbidities were: hypertension (55,6%); dyslipidemia (20,4%); and diabetes (14,6%). The most common neurological diseases were: Sequelae of Cerebrovascular Disease (12,7%); Unspecified Dementia (8,9%); and Migraine without Aura (7,6%). The main neurological syndromes were: Headache (24,8%); Dementia (15,9%); Cerebrovascular Disease (13,4%); Movement Disorders (12,1%); and Radiculopathy (10,8%). The age and gender profile of these syndromes was further described. These data contribute to better understand the distribution of neurological diseases in the neurological outpatient setting.
Highlights
Neurological diseases impose a high economic and social burden and, currently, Scenario The Nilza Cordeiro Herdy outpatient clinic provides free medical care and serves as an outpatient clinic-school for medical students at UNIGRANRIO University
Zimbabwe,[7] whose mean age of patients with Headache was 37,5 years and 63,8% of the cases occurred in women, and a Bangladesh study that identified a higher prevalence in women under 30 years of
It was observed that 55,4% of o the patients were over 50 years of age, and N only 15,3% of the sample was less than 30 eases, these diseases had a bimodal distribution regarding the age group, with 44,4% of cases occurring in individuals under 30 years of age and 33,3% in those aged over 50 years
Summary
Design This study is an observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study, conducted article: HVM, FGV, LCLdS. We thank our colleagues from Universidade do Grande Rio who provided insight and expertise that greatly assisted the research. ©Copyright T.J. de Oliveira Antonio et al, 2019 Licensee PAGEPress, Italy Neurology International 2019; 11:8129 doi:10.4081/ni.2019.8129 adolescents are usually assisted in a neuropediatric outpatient clinic. Profile of these syndromes was further described. These data contribute to better understand the distribution of neurological diseases in the neurological outpatient setting. Through the analysis of medical records of patients seen in the neurology sector of an outpatient-school located in the city of Rio de Janeiro. Sample The medical records evaluated were from visits conducted in the period from September 2015 to February 2017
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