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Investigation of Patients Presenting With Acute Functional Neurological Symptoms

— Observational Functional Neurological Disorder

For patients and families

In plain language

An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.

What is being studied
The protocol lists: collection of patient data.
Who it may be relevant to
Registry conditions: Functional Neurological Disorder. Basic parameters: from 16 years · All.
What needs checking
Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
Where it takes place
Switzerland
Next step
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Official title

Functional Neurological Disorders in Acute Hospital Care

Overview

Retrospective Single-center Analysis of Patients Presenting With Acute Neurological Symptoms, Aiming to Characterize the Frequency, Clinical Features, Diagnostic Pathways, and Healthcare Utilization of Patients with Functional Neurological Diseases

Interventions

  • Other collection of patient data
    collection of patient data

Primary outcome measures

  • Frequency of FND [Time frame: At hospital discharge (index admission), up to 30 days from presentation]
Secondary outcome measures (8)
  • Secondary Outcomes [Time frame: At hospital discharge (index admission), up to 30 days from presentation]
  • Secondary Outcomes [Time frame: At hospital discharge (index admission), up to 30 days from presentation]
  • Secondary Outcomes [Time frame: At hospital discharge (index admission), up to 30 days from presentation]
  • Secondary Outcomes [Time frame: At hospital discharge (index admission), up to 30 days from presentation]
  • Secondary Outcomes [Time frame: At hospital discharge (index admission), up to 30 days from presentation]
  • Secondary Outcomes [Time frame: At hospital discharge (index admission), up to 30 days from presentation]
  • Secondary Outcomes [Time frame: At hospital discharge (index admission), up to 30 days from presentation]
  • Secondary Outcomes [Time frame: At hospital discharge (index admission), up to 30 days from presentation]

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients older than 16 years old presenting as an emergency case to the University Hospital Basel between 1 January 2012 and 31 March 2026
  • with acute neurological symptoms requiring immediate neurological work-up (e.g, acute motor or sensory disturbance, acute speech disorder, acute vestibular disorder, acute cognitive disorder, acute consciousness disorder, acute seizure disorder)
  • and a documented diagnostic evaluation during hospitalization.

Exclusion criteria

  • Documented refusal for further use of health related data for research purposes
  • Insufficient documentation to determine diagnosis or clinical course
  • Incomplete or inconsistent datasets compromising valid endpoint determination
  • Younger than 16 years

Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.

Healthy volunteers: No

Study design

Observational model
Cohort

Study locations

Switzerland · 1 center
  • University Hospital Basel — Basel

Identifiers

NCT: NCT07538414 · 2026-00643

Primary sources (government registries)

View this study on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗