title: [Ambulatory neurological care outside of the hospital. Analysis of the demand registered during 18 months in a neurological outpatient clinic].
abstract: The major data from the care demand in a neurological outpatient clinic in the south area of Madrid are reported. 8.9 patients per 1,000 inhabitants are seen. The frequency of visits to this clinic is higher in females and with advancing age. More than one-half of the patients are diagnosed as having conditions not necessarily representing organic neurological disease. It is concluded that a better selection of the patients referred to this clinic should be adequate, as the number of neurologists per 100,000 inhabitants available in this country is not sufficient to care for so high an outpatient care demand.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pondal Sordo
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bermejo Pareja
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: del Ser Quijano
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D013030:Spain
vernacular_title: La asistencia neurológica ambulatoria extrahospitalaria. Análisis de la demanda registrada durante 18 meses en una consulta jerarquizada de neurología.