Clinical information analysis of neurological emergency:a report of 1979 cases

VernacularTitle:神经内科急诊患者1979例分析
Author: Rui LUO ; Yuhui CHEN ; Yin WANG ; Tao GONG
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Emergency; Neuroscience
From: Chinese Journal of General Practitioners 2014;(5):388-390
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: For this cross-sectional study , the clinical data of 1979 patients at our emergency department from October 2012 to June 2013 were collected and analyzed.The relevant data included gender , age,visit time,complaints,signs and diagnosis.The ratio of female:male was 1 to 0.71.The age groups of 50-59 and 70-79 years were the most.The peak of visit time was 8-10 am accounting for 21.26%.The common complaints included dizziness ,headache and paralysis.The most frequent emergency diseases were acute cerebral vascular accident , dizziness or vertigo due to various diseases , headache and peripheral neuropathy.Ischemis stroke was the top one disease in elders.Conclusion The middle-aged and elderly are the main populations at our emergency department.And cerebrovascular disease is a common disease.