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Table 2 The 10-leading complaints in consultations

From: The pattern of neurological diseases in elderly people in outpatient consultations in Sub-Saharan Africa

The 10-leading complaints

Frequency

Percentage

1 Low back pain

37

19.7%

2 Tremor and movement disorders

26

13.8%

3 Pain in lower limb

20

10.6%

4 Cognitive disorders

18

9.6%

5 Headaches

17

9.1%

6 Cervical pain

13

6.9%

7 Hemiplegia

9

4.8%

8 Pain in upper limbs

9

4.8%

9 Gait disorder

8

4.3%

10 Loss of consciousness

4

2.1%