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Table 3 Discharge diagnoses of DAMA/PL patients in alphabetical order. Insufficient information prevented making a diagnosis in 61 cases

From: Uncompleted emergency department care and discharge against medical advice in patients with neurological complaints: a chart review

Discharge diagnosis of DAMA/PL patients (in alphabetical order)

Frequency, N (%)

CNS demyelinating autoimmune disease

6 (2.14)

CNS tumour

1 (0.36)

Intracranial hemorrhage

2 (0.71)

Manifest ischemic stroke

11 (3.91)

Migraine and other headache

40 (14.23)

Movement disorder

6 (2.14)

Non-neurological disorder

35 (12.46)

Other neurological disorder

28 (9.96)

Peripheral nerve palsy

6 (2.14)

Seizure

44 (15.66)

Transient ischemic attack

17 (6.05)

Vertigo

24 (8.54)