skip to main content
Language:
Search Limited to: Search Limited to: Resource type Show Results with: Show Results with: Search type Index

THUR 263 5 year review of our specialist obstetric-neurology clinic

Journal of neurology, neurosurgery and psychiatry, 2018-10, Vol.89 (10), p.A38-A38 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

2018, Published by the BMJ Publishing Group Limited. For permission to use (where not already granted under a licence) please go to http://group.bmj.com/group/rights-licensing/permissions ;2018 2018, Published by the BMJ Publishing Group Limited. For permission to use (where not already granted under a licence) please go to http://group.bmj.com/group/rights-licensing/permissions ;ISSN: 0022-3050 ;EISSN: 1468-330X ;DOI: 10.1136/jnnp-2018-ABN.132

Full text available

  • Title:
    THUR 263 5 year review of our specialist obstetric-neurology clinic
  • Author: Salwa, Kamourieh ; K, Dhanjal Mandish ; Pooja, Dassan
  • Subjects: Obstetrics
  • Is Part Of: Journal of neurology, neurosurgery and psychiatry, 2018-10, Vol.89 (10), p.A38-A38
  • Description: IntroductionThe confidential enquiry into maternal deaths has shown that neurological disorders are the second most frequent cause of indirect maternal death and lack of access to a specialist service was the main factor contributing to the number of preventable deaths.MethodWe looked at our local joint neuro-obstetric clinic over a 5 year period and studied the number of patients seen each year, the diagnosis, list of current medications and the referral route.ResultsThe numbers of new patients seen in the clinic each year increased from 27 in 2013 up to 62 in 2017. Epilepsy was the commonest presentation, followed closely by migraines and then multiple sclerosis. With regards to medications, a third of epileptic patients were on dual anti-epileptic therapy and there were still patients taking sodium valproate at presentation. Initial referrals to the clinic were mainly from the local midwife-lead antenatal service. More recently, there has been a significant increase in referrals from the local neurology service and other allied specialties.ConclusionThis data confirms that the number of patients seen in our service has more than doubled over the 5 year period, largely as a result of increased awareness of our easy-to-access multi-disciplinary clinic.
  • Publisher: London: BMJ Publishing Group LTD
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 0022-3050
    EISSN: 1468-330X
    DOI: 10.1136/jnnp-2018-ABN.132
  • Source: ProQuest One Psychology
    ProQuest Central
Back to results list
INSPIRE LIBRARY - TON DUC THANG UNIVERSITY (84-028) 37 755 057 Feedback
19 Nguyen Huu Tho St. Dist.7, HCM thuvien@tdtu.edu.vn

Copyright © 2017 INSPIRE LIBRARY - TON DUC THANG UNIVERSITY

Searching Remote Databases, Please Wait