Temporal changes in the documentation rates of eight categories of neurological findings
| Day of hospital stay | ||||||||
| Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7 | On discharge* | |
| Any neurological finding | 94 (91 to 98) | 58 (50 to 65) | 35 (28 to 43) | 40 (33 to 48) | 32 (25 to 39) | 30 (23 to 37) | 23 (16 to 29) | 13 (8 to 19) |
| Level of consciousness | 80 (74 to 86) | 23 (16 to 29) | 17 (11 to 23) | 13 (8 to 19) | 13 (8 to 19) | 12 (7 to 16) | 8 (4 to 12) | 5 (1 to 8) |
| Mental status | 46 (38 to 53) | 12 (7 to 17) | 9 (5 to 14) | 5 (1 to 8) | 6 (3 to 10) | 6 (3 to 10) | 4 (1 to 7) | 3 (1 to 6) |
| Cranial nerves | 84 (79 to 90) | 35 (28 to 43) | 19 (13 to 24) | 22 (15 to 28) | 15 (9 to 20) | 13 (8 to 19) | 10 (5 to 14) | 6 (2 to 9) |
| Motor function | 92 (88 to 96) | 45 (38 to 53) | 28 (21 to 35) | 31 (24 to 38) | 22 (16 to 28) | 22 (15 to 28) | 16 (10 to 21) | 7 (3 to 11) |
| Sensory function | 58 (51 to 66) | 17 (12 to 23) | 12 (7 to 17) | 10 (6 to 15) | 5 (2 to 9) | 7 (3 to 11) | 7 (3 to 11) | 2 (0 to 4) |
| Coordination | 51 (44 to 59) | 13 (8 to 19) | 9 (4 to 13) | 6 (2 to 9) | 5 (1 to 8) | 3 (0 to 5) | 5 (1 to 8) | 3 (0 to 5) |
| Reflex | 45 (37 to 52) | 5 (1 to 8) | 4 (1 to 7) | 2 (0 to 4) | 2 (0 to 5) | 2 (0 to 5) | 1 (−1 to 2) | 1 (−1 to 2) |
| Gait | 17 (11 to 23) | 5 (1 to 8) | 3 (0 to 5) | 4 (1 to 7) | 4 (1 to 7) | 4 (1 to 6) | 2 (0 to 4) | 3 (0 to 5) |
*Within 24 hours of discharge.
Values are shown as percentages (95% CIs).