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Agreement between diagnostic hypothesis and results of the electrodiagnostic tests
Author(s) -
Tavella A,
Ciaramitaro P,
Costa P,
Paolasso I,
Poglio F,
Duranda E,
Cocito D
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal of the peripheral nervous system
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1529-8027
pISSN - 1085-9489
DOI - 10.1111/j.1085-9489.2004.009209k.x
Subject(s) - test (biology) , diagnostic test , concomitant , medicine , clinical neurophysiology , neurophysiology , physical therapy , pediatrics , psychiatry , surgery , electroencephalography , paleontology , biology
Descriptive study will be carried out on patients examined in the neurophysiology laboratory of Neurological Clinic of Turin University and in the neurophysiology laboratory of C.T.O. Hospital of Turin in the period February‐April 2004. Our purpose is to evaluate the following issues: 1) physicians requiring electrodiagnostic (EDX) test (general and/or specialist practitioner), 2) diagnostic hypothesis or the symptomatology reported from the patients that have induced the doctor to demand the test and 3) the agreement or disagreement with results of EDX test. Moreover, the outcome of EDX study will be compared with eventual previous EDX tests. Anagraphic data and the profession of the patient, eventual presence of concomitant pathologies or therapeutic use of neurotoxic drugs, possible responsibilities of peripheral nervous system diseases, will be also investigated. Our goal is to evaluate the appropriateness of the EDX test relative to requiring physicians (general or specialist practitioner). We would also improve efficiency of the service, optimizing the economic and human resources, and reducing the number of inappropriate EDX tests.