The neurological practice of a district general hospital.
In a one year prospective study, 19% of 925 adult medical admissions to a district general hospital (the Downe Hospital, Downpatrick, Northern Ireland) were due primarily to a neurological complaint. A further 19 cases had an active neurological disorder which contributed to their hospital admission. Most were acute admissions via the General Practitioner or through the Accident and Emergency Department, a situation different from the practice of most regional neurological centres. Only 15 patients (8% of the neurological cases) were referred to a specialist centre.
Morrow
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Downe Hospital, Downpatrick, Northern Ireland.
Patterson
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VH
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D006767:Hospitals, District; D006769:Hospitals, General; D006779:Hospitals, Public; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D009660:Northern Ireland; D010343:Patient Admission; D010819:Physician's Role; D011446:Prospective Studies