Objectives: To determine the sociodemographic characteristics, clinical findings and outcome by HIV status in a series of adult patients presenting with neurological disorders (NDs) and admitted to a consultant hospital in Northern Tanzania.
Methods: A cohort study took place over a 6-month period from Oct 2007 to March 2008 and included all adult patients with a neurological disorder admitted to the medical wards.
Results: A total of 1790 patients were admitted during this period, of whom 337 (18.