Table 3 ICD-10 classification of neurological diseases in the elderly

Episodic and paroxysmal disorders

Headaches

14

7.5

Epilepsy

6

3.2

Cerebrovascular

13

7.0

Sleep disorders

2

1

Nerve, nerve root and plexus disorders

25

13.3

Other disorders of the nervous system

11

5.8

Extrapyramidal and movement disorders

27

14.6

Polyneuropathies and other disorders of the peripheral nervous system

17

9.2

Inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system

2

1

Other degenerative diseases of the nervous system

24

12.8

Cerebral palsy and other paralytic syndromes

4

2.1

Diseases of myoneural junction and muscle

1

0.5

Systemic atrophies primarily affecting the central nervous system

0

0

Demyelinating diseases of the central nervous system

0

0