Services on Demand
Journal
Article
Spanish (pdf)
Article in xml format
Article references
Automatic translation
Send this article by e-mailIndicators
Cited by SciELO 
Access statistics
Related links
Cited by Google 
Similars in
SciELO 
Similars in Google
Share
Permalink
Acta Neurológica Colombiana
Print version ISSN 0120-8748On-line version ISSN 2422-4022
Abstract
BUSTOS SANCHEZ, José Luis et al. Main pathologies diagnosed by the Neurology service in emergencies and hospitalization in a university hospital in Colombia 2020 - 2021. Acta Neurol Colomb. [online]. 2023, vol.39, n.1, pp.28-32. Epub Apr 05, 2023. ISSN 0120-8748. https://doi.org/10.22379/24224022439.
INTRODUCTION:
Neurological diseases constitute a large proportion of medical emergencies (10%-15%). Knowledge of the distribution of the main neurological conditions both in the emergency room and in hospitalization is necessary. The real distribution of neurological disease treated in a tertiary university hospital in Boyacá can be characterized.
METHODOLOGY:
Descriptive cross-sectional study. Results: 1203 patients with a mean age of 56.2 (± 21.2) years, most of them male, almost half of them with basic primary education. From a total of 81 diagnoses, the first 12 were characterized clinically and socio demographically, we found that in the emergency department, cerebrovascular disease, epilepsy, headache, polyneuropathy and vertigo prevailed.
CONCLUSIONS.
The main reasons for consultation were cerebrovascular disease and delirium in the emergency department and hospitalization, respectively, being mainly generated by internal medicine and the intensive care unit.
Keywords : Nervous System Diseases; Epidemiology; Neurology; Emergency Medical Services (MeSH).
