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The profile of neurology patients evaluated in the emergency department

Acil serviste değerlendirilen nöroloji hastalarının profili

Pages
134–139
Publication Date
2022-11-05
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Cautiously prepared algorithms and neurological examination training will help improve the accuracy of emergency department diagnoses.

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Objective & Hypothesis:OBJECTIVE: Early, rapid, and multidisciplinary approaches are very important in the diagnosis of neurological disorders in emergency departments.
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Key Findings & Data:METHODS: The present study included 780 patients.
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Conclusion & Impact:Cautiously prepared algorithms and neurological examination training will help improve the accuracy of emergency department diagnoses.
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OBJECTIVE: Early, rapid, and multidisciplinary approaches are very important in the diagnosis of neurological disorders in emergency departments. The present study aimed to investigate the features of patients that presented for neurology consultation in the emergency department. METHODS: The present study included 780 patients. Patient demographic features, reasons for emergent treatment and neurological consultation, neurological diagnosis by the neurologist, and laboratory (total blood count, serum glucose level, urea, creatine, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and D-dimer levels) and imaging findings were retrospectively evaluated based on patient charts. RESULTS: Impaired consciousness was the most frequent reason for neurological consultation (19.7%). Among these patients, ischemic stroke was diagnosed in 27.9%, hypoxic encephalopathy in 18.2%, cerebral hemorrhage in 9.1%, and 11% had no neurological diagnosis. Other common reasons for neurological consultation were vertigo, headache, seizure, and stroke. Clinical findings were related to other systemic causes in 43.7% of the study group. Focal neurological findings were present, especially in patients that presented with ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke, epilepsy, and hypoxic encephalopathy. CONCLUSION: In emergency departments, metabolic causes should be ruled out in patients with impaired consciousness and the absence of focal neurological signs. Intracranial structural disorders must be evaluated when focal neurological signs are present. Cautiously prepared algorithms and neurological examination training will help improve the accuracy of emergency department diagnoses.

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AMAÇ: Acil servislerde, nörolojik hastalıkların tanısı için erken, hızlı ve multidisipliner yaklaşım oldukça önemlidir. Bu çalışmada acil servise başvuran ve nöroloji konsültasyonu istenen olguların özelliklerini değerlendirmeyi amaçladık. YÖNTEMLER: Çalışmaya toplam 780 hasta dahil edildi. Hastaların demografik özellikleri, acil başvuru ve nöroloji konsültasyon nedenleri, nörolojik tanıları, laboratuvar (hemoglobin, beyaz küre, platelet, kan glukoz, üre, kreatinin, eritrosit sedimentasyon hızı, D-dimer düzeyleri) ve görüntüleme incelemeleri retrospektif olarak hasta dosyalarından değerlendirildi. BULGULAR: Bilinç bozukluğu, nöroloji konsültasyonlarının en sık nedeni idi (%19.7). Bu hastaların, %27.9’una iskemik inme, %18.2’sine hipoksik ensefalopati, %9.1’ine serebral hemoraji tanısı konulmuştu. %11’inde ise nörolojik bir tanı düşünülmedi. Diğer sık nöroloji konsültasyonu istenen nedenler, vertigo, baş ağrısı, nöbet ve inme idi. Çalışma grubunun %43.7’sinde, klinik bulgular diğer sistemik nedenlerle ilişkili bulundu. Fokal nörolojik bulgular özellikle iskemik ve hemorajik inme, epilepsi ve hipoksik ensefalopati tanılarında saptandı. SONUÇ: Acil servislerde, fokal nörolojik bulguları bulunmayan bilinç bozukluğu olan hastalarda, ilk olarak metabolik nedenler dışlanmalıdır. Fokal nörolojik bulguların varlığında ise öncelikle intrakraniyal yapısal hastalıkların değerlendirilmesi gerekir. Dikkatlice oluşturulacak algoritimler ve nörolojik muayene eğitimleri, hastaların tanısında acil servis çalışanları için yararlı olacaktır.

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ACIMAN, E., DEMİR, A. S., ÜNAL, A., KIRAN, S., ÇABUK, N., EMRE, U. (2022). The profile of neurology patients evaluated in the emergency department. Türk Nöroloji Dergisi, Cilt: 15 - Sayı: 3, 134–139. https://ajindex.com/articles/637006

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