Author/Authors :
Evlice, Ahmet Çukurova Üniversitesi - Tıp Fakültesi - Nöroloji Anabilim Dalı, Turkey , Demir, Turgay Çukurova Üniversitesi - Tıp Fakültesi - Nöroloji Anabilim Dalı, Turkey , Aslan, Kezban Çukurova Üniversitesi - Tıp Fakültesi - Nöroloji Anabilim Dalı, Turkey , Bozdemir, Hacer Çukurova Üniversitesi - Tıp Fakültesi - Nöroloji Anabilim Dalı, Turkey , Demirkiran, Meltem Çukurova Üniversitesi - Tıp Fakültesi - Nöroloji Anabilim Dalı, Turkey , Ünal, İlker Çukurova Üniversitesi - Tıp Fakültesi - Nöroloji Anabilim Dalı, Turkey , Biçakcı, Şebnem Çukurova Üniversitesi - Tıp Fakültesi - Nöroloji Anabilim Dalı, Turkey
Abstract :
Purpose: It is aimed to identify cases who had disability rates because of Neurological diseases and applied to Health Committee in Cukurova University Faculty of Medicine Department of Neurology. Material and Methods: Cases who applied to Health Committee in Cukurova University Faculty of Medicine Department of Neurology between January 2013 - December 2013 were evaluated retrospectively. It was investigated their diagnosis, age, gender, disability rate and relationships with each other. Data were analyzed with SPSS 19 program, p 0.05 was accepted significant. Results: Of the 505 cases were evaluated, 335 (%66) were female and 170 (%34) were male. The mean age was observed 51,72±21,149 (17-104) of the all cases. Mean age of men was determined lower than women (p 0.01). The most common diagnoses were observed cerebrovascular disease, dementia and epilepsy. Compared diagnosis and disability rates with men and women; it was determined only in men with multiple sclerosis have higher disability rates than women with multiple sclerosis (p:0,01).Conclusion: To determine the outcomes of patients in Health Committee of Neurology will help prevention of disability and will contribute to future studies.
