Diagnostic classification of patients presenting to the neurology emergency clinic (annualised data).
| Diagnostic classification | 1995–6 | 2008–9 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Migraine | 17.0 | 37.5 | 102.0 |
| Headache not migraine | 34.0 | 31.5 | 56.0 |
| Multiple sclerosis | 29.0 | 16.5 | 12.0 |
| Possible multiple sclerosis | 13.0 | 7.5 | 4.0 |
| Functional | 17.0 | 11.5 | 18.0 |
| Cerebral tumour | 7.0 | 10.5 | 4.0 |
| Peripheral neuropathy | 2.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 |
| Peripheral nerve lesion | 5.0 | 7.0 | 16.0 |
| Dizziness | 2.0 | 8.5 | 14.0 |
| Stroke | 10.0 | 6.0 | 4.0 |
| Transient ischaemic attack | 11.0 | 0.5 | 6.0 |
| Epilepsy | 23.0 | 6.0 | 12.0 |
| Faint/collapse | 4.0 | 2.0 | 12.0 |
| Cervical disc disease | 5.0 | 4.5 | 6.0 |
| Structural myelopathy | 5.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| Lumbosacral disc disease | 2.0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| Myasthenia | 1.0 | 2.5 | 10.0 |
| Dementia | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Cranial nerve disease | 7.0 | 1.5 | 2.0 |
| Idiopathic intracranial hypertension | 0.0 | 2.5 | 8.0 |
| Motor neuron disease | 1.0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| CNS infection | 4.0 | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| Transient global amnesia | 2.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 |
| Parkinson's disease | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| Facial pain | 3.0 | 1.5 | 2.0 |
| Other neurological | 13.0 | 15.0 | 28.0 |
| Other non-neurological | 0.0 | 11.5 | 24.0 |
| Uncertain | 14.0 | 8.0 | 16.0 |
| Total | 233.0 | 207.5 | 388.0 |
CNS = central nervous system.