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Revista Virtual de la Sociedad Paraguaya de Medicina Interna
versión On-line ISSN 2312-3893
Resumen
DUBARRY, Ariel et al. Description of the ambulatory neurological consultation at the District Hospital of Villa Elisa, Paraguay. Rev. virtual Soc. Parag. Med. Int. [online]. 2017, vol.4, n.1, pp.66-69. ISSN 2312-3893. https://doi.org/10.18004/rvspmi/2312-3893/2017.04(01)66-069.
Introduction:
In the last years, the ambulatory neurological demand has been growing constantly. There are few statistical data about neurological pathologies in our population. The objective was to determine the characteristics of the ambulatory neurological consultation.
Materials and methods:
Records of patients attending the external neurological consultation of the District Hospital of Villa Elisa, Paraguay were collected retrospectively during a 6-month period from January 1st to June 30, 2016. Four hundred patients were included and the following data were collected: age, gender, origin, diagnosis.
Results:
A sample of 400 patients were included, 280 (70%) were women, and 120 (30%) men while mean age was 44.7 years. The most frequent diagnoses were: cephalea (46,2 %), epilepsy (22,2%), mood disorders (7%), Parkinson's disease (4%), cerebrovascular diseases (3,8%) and cognitive disorders (3,8%).
Conclusion:
Neurologic patients were mainly young women. The most frequent pathologies were cephalea and epilepsy.
Palabras clave : nervous system diseases; cephalea; Parkinson's disease; cerebrovascular diseases; learning disorders; epilepsy.
