Table 1 Diagnostic frequency of neurological disorders among older adult inpatients, distributed by sex
Neurological disorder | Men (n = 363) | Women (n = 435) | Total (n = 798) |
|---|---|---|---|
Cerebrovascular disease | 186 (51%) | 219 (50%) | 405 (51%) |
Cognitive disorder | 97 (27%) | 102 (23%) | 199 (25%) |
Movement disorder | 75 (21%) | 65 (15%) | 140 (17%) |
Epilepsy | 62 (17%) | 65 (15%) | 127 (16%) |
Syncope | 53 (15%) | 69 (16%) | 122 (15%) |
Headache | 42 (12%) | 60 (14%) | 102 (13%) |
Neuromuscular | 19 (5%) | 36 (8%) | 55 (7%) |
Toxic & metabolic | 7 (2%) | 5 (1%) | 12 (1%) |
CNS infection | 3 (0.8%) | 2 (0.5%) | 5 (0.6%) |
Brain injury | 0 | 3 (0.7%) | 3 (0.4%) |
CNS neoplastic | 2 (0.6%) | 0 | 2 (0.3%) |
Miscellany | 8 (2%) | 10 (2%) | 18 (2%) |
Total | 554 | 636 | 1190 |