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
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.
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