The proportion of neurological diseases among patients in an observation department of a pediatric-neuropsychiatric university clinic

In view of the fact that neurology and psychiatry in childhood and adolescence necessarily form a unity, the proportion of neurological diseases is analysed on the basis of the in-patients of five clinic years of a pediatric-neuropsychiatric university hospital. In this analysis, age and sex distribution, catchment area and referring institutions, reasons for the admission and duration of the stay are taken into account. A generally valid statement cannot be made, and the study is intended to encourage similar investigations.