What is Nervous system disorders?

What is Nervous system disorders?

• Nervous system disorders: Any disorder affecting the nervous system.
• Nervous system disorders: Pertaining to or used in or practicing neurology..
  Source - Diseases Database

Name and Aliases of Nervous system disorders

Main name of condition: Nervous system disorders

Neurologic, Neurological conditions Source - Diseases Database

How serious is Nervous system disorders?

Deaths for Nervous system disorders: 4,622 people died from nervous system disorders in Australia 2002 (Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)

Can anyone else get Nervous system disorders?

Inheritance: see inheritance of Nervous system disorders

How is it treated?

Treatments for Nervous system disorders: see treatments for Nervous system disorders
Research for Nervous system disorders: see research for Nervous system disorders

Society issues for Nervous system disorders

Cost statistics for Nervous system disorders: The following are statistics from various sources about costs and Nervous system disorders:

• Estimated $723,896,000 spent in public hospitals on nervous system disorders in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
• Estimated $222,575,000 spent in public hospitals on the nervous system in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)

• 119,179 admissions to private hospitals because of nervous system diseases in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
• 127,012 patient days spent in private hospitals for nervous system diseases in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
• 38.2% of hospitalisations for nervous system diseases in public hospitals are single day in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
• 425,217 patient days spent in public hospitals for nervous system diseases in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
• 84,431 admissions to public hospitals because of nervous system diseases in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
• 85.2% of hospitalisations for nervous system diseases in private hospitals are single day in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
• 120,722 admissions to private hospitals for procedures on nervous system in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
• 126,600 admissions to public hospitals for procedures on nervous system in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
• 22.5% of hospitalisations for procedures on nervous system were single day in public hospitals in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
• 32.5% of hospitalisations for procedures on nervous system were single day in private hospitals in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
• 600,201 patient days spent in private hospitals were for procedures on nervous system in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
• 847,168 patient days spent in public hospitals for procedures on nervous system in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
• Hospitalization statistics in Australia:
  • 2.13% (84,386) of hospital episodes were for diseases of the nervous system in public hospitals in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
  • 38% of hospitalisations for diseases of the nervous system were single day episodes in public hospitals in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
  • 87% of hospitalisations in public hospitals for diseases of the nervous system were by public patients in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
  • 13% of hospitalisations in public hospitals for diseases of the nervous system were by private patients in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
  • Hospitalisations for diseases of the nervous system at public hospitals occurred in 43.2 people per 10,000 population in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
  • 4.9 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for diseases of the nervous system in public hospitals in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
  • Excluding same day episodes, 7.2 days was the mean length of stay in public hospitals for diseases of the nervous system in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
  • 2.34% (56.874) of private hospital episodes were for diseases of the nervous system in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
  • 31.4% of hospitalisations in private hospitals for diseases of the nervous system were single day episodes in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
  • 3.2% of hospitalisations in private hospitals for diseases of the nervous system were by public patients in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
  • 97% of hospitalisations in private hospitals for diseases of the nervous system were by private patients in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
  • Hospitalisations in private hospitals in private hospitals for diseases of the nervous system occurred in 29.1 people per 10,000 population in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
  • 2.5 days was the mean length of stay in private hospitals for diseases of the nervous system in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
  • Excluding same day episodes, 3.2 days was the mean length of stay in private hospitals for diseases of the nervous system in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
• Hospitalization statistics in Australia in psychiatric hospitals:
  • 174 hospital episodes in public psychiatric hospitals were for disease of nervous system in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
  • 0.6% of hospitalisations in public psychiatric hospitals for disease of nervous system were single day episodes in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
  • 90% of hospitalisations in public psychiatric hospitals for disease of nervous system were by public patients in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
  • Hospitalisations for disease of nervous system at public psychiatric hospitals occurred in 0.1 people per 10,000 population in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
  • 176 days was the mean length of stay for disease of nervous system in public psychiatric hospitals in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
  • Excluding same day episodes, 177 days was the mean length of stay in public psychiatric hospitals for disease of nervous system in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
• Hospitalization statistics in Australia by indigenous ethnic origin:
  • 8.1 hospital episodes per 1,000 population of indigenous people were for diseases of the nervous system in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
  • 7.2 hospital episodes per 1,000 population of non-indigenous people were for diseases of the nervous system in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)