Table 2. Variables.
| Prescribed medications* | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Amitriptyline | 95 (26.69) | |
| Anti-inflammatory | 63 (17.7) | |
| Analgesics | 22 (6.18) | |
| Prednisone | 12 (3.37) | |
| Propranolol | 11 (3.09) | |
| Fluoxetine | 8 (2.24) | |
| Others | 70 (19.66) | |
| None | 75 (21.07) | |
| Request for laboratory tests* | ||
| No | 208 (85.60) | |
| Yes | 35 (14.4) | |
| Request for imaging tests* | ||
| No | 203 (83.54) | |
| Yes | 40 (16.46) | |
| Imaging tests requested* | N 51 (100) | |
| Computed tomography | 35 (68.62) | |
| Carotid and vertebral Doppler | 5 (9.8) | |
| Electroencephalogram (EEG) | 5 (9.8) | |
| Echocardiogram | 2 (3.9) | |
| Magnetic resonance | 2 (3.9) | |
| Computed tomography angiography | 1 (1.9) | |
| Electromyography (ENM) | 1 (1.9) | |
| Symptoms motivating teleconsultation (ICD-10)* | ||
| Headache | 187 (76.95) | |
| Epilepsy | 25 (10.28) | |
| Stroke | 24 (9.87) | |
| Others | 7 (2.88) | |
| Diagnosis after consultation* | ||
| Headache | 178 (73.25) | |
| Unspecified headache (CID R51) | 126 (51.85) | |
| Migraine (CID G43) | 26 (10.70) | |
| Tension-type headache (CID G44.2) | 26 (10.70) | |
| Epilepsy (CID G40) | 18 (7.41) | |
| Cerebrovascular disorder | 16 (6.58) | |
| Stroke, not specified as hemorrhage or infarction (CID I64) | 9 (56.25) | |
| Occlusion and stenosis of precerebral arteries (CID I65) | 3 (18.75) | |
| Transient ischemic attacks and related syndromes (CID G45) | 3 (18.75) | |
| Cerebral infarction (I63) | 1 (6.25) | |
| Syncope and collapse (CID R55) | 4 (1.64) | |
| Unspecified dementia (F03) | 3 (1.23) | |
| Others | 24 (9.87) | |
| Clinical decision* | ||
| Follow up through teleconsultation | 139 (57.20) | |
| Follow up in PHC units | 53 (21.81) | |
| Waiting list for in-person consultation with a neurologist | 47 (19.34) | |
| Immediate in-person consultation | 4 (1.65) | |
| Waiting time for the neurologist's evaluation from the request by primary care to the date of teleconsultation (days)† | 270 (±180) | |
| Min-Max | 5–750 | |
*
Data are presented in absolute numbers and %;
†
Continuous variables without normal distribution are presented as medians and interquartile ranges.