Classical special investigations in hospital neurology. Evaluation of their diagnostic contribution
Salamon, R.; Golmard, J.L.; Derouesne, C.; Gremy, F.
La Nouvelle Presse Medicale 7(24): 2129-2132
1978
ISSN/ISBN: 0301-1518 PMID: 683858 Document Number: 127374
A quantitative analysis of the diagnostic contribution of the classical special investigation normally used in hospital neurology. Six examinations were studied: laboratory blood investigations, electroencephalogramm, lumbar puncture, optic fundus, standard skull X-ray, standard spine X-ray. The analysis involved 548 patients in whom 2219 examinations were performed with a yield of 26 "corrected" diagnosis (a diagnosis in which there was a clinical error corrected in the light of the results of these examinations).