The Role of the Neurological Examination in Primary Care Referrals to Neurology.
Can J Neurol Sci
; 50(6): 922-924, 2023 Nov.
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ABSTRACT
Low confidence with the neurological examination may contribute to primary care physicians' discomfort with neurology and a low threshold to refer patients. We surveyed primary care physicians in Quebec about their last three referrals to neurology to evaluate what role the neurological examination played in their decision. Twenty-six physicians answered concerning 73 patient referrals. We found that primary care physicians use the neurological examination to reinforce their decision but rarely depend on the findings. Our results suggest that improving history-taking rather than examination skills may have more impact on neurology referrals, influencing quality of referral information above quantity of referrals.
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