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. 2022 Nov 21;68(10):1376–1382. doi: 10.1590/1806-9282.20220697

Table 3. Teleconsultation outcomes.

n (total) Video (n%) Telephone (n%)
169 (69.55) 74 (30.45)
Diagnosis after consultation*
Headache
Unspecified headache (CID R51) 87 (51.5) 39 (52.70)
Migraine (CID G43) 20 (11.83) 6 (8.10)
Tension-type headache (CID G44.2) 20 (11.83) 6 (8.10)
Epilepsy (CID G40) 11 (6.5) 7 (9.45)
Cerebrovascular disorder
Stroke, not specified as hemorrhage or infarction (CID I64) 6 (3.55) 3 (4.05)
Occlusion and stenosis of precerebral arteries (CID I65) 2 (1.18) 1 (1.35)
Transient ischemic attacks and related syndromes (CID G45) 2 (1.18) 1 (1.35)
Cerebral infarction (I63) 1 (0.6) 0
Syncope and collapse (CID R55) 4 (2.36) 0
Unspecified dementia (F03) 1 (0.6) 2 (2.70)
Others 15 (8.87) 9 (12.16)
Clinical decision*
Follow up through teleconsultation 118(69.82) 21 (28.37)
Follow up in PHC units 32 (18.93) 21 (28.37)
Waiting list for in-person consultation with a neurologist 18 (10.65) 29 (39.2)
Immediate in-person consultation 1 (0.59) 3 (4.05)
*

Data are presented in absolute numbers and %.