Investigation of Patients Presenting With Acute Functional Neurological Symptoms

University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland1,000 enrolled

Overview

Retrospective Single-center Analysis of Patients Presenting With Acute Neurological Symptoms, Aiming to Characterize the Frequency, Clinical Features, Diagnostic Pathways, and Healthcare Utilization of Patients with Functional Neurological Diseases

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

1,000

Conditions

Functional Neurological Disorder

Interventions

collection of patient dataOTHER

collection of patient data

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 16 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients older than 16 years old presenting as an emergency case to the University Hospital Basel between 1 January 2012 and 31 March 2026 * with acute neurological symptoms requiring immediate neurological work-up (e.g, acute motor or sensory disturbance, acute speech disorder, acute vestibular disorder, acute cognitive disorder, acute consciousness disorder, acute seizure disorder) * and a documented diagnostic evaluation during hospitalization. Exclusion Criteria: * Documented refusal for further use of health related data for research purposes * Insufficient documentation to determine diagnosis or clinical course * Incomplete or inconsistent datasets compromising valid endpoint determination * Younger than 16 years

Locations (1)

University Hospital Basel

Basel, Switzerland

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Frequency of FND

The primary endpoint is the proportion of patients presenting with acute neurological symptoms who receive a diagnosis or likely differential diagnosis of Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) during their index hospital admission.