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Understanding its prevalence is crucial for effective diagnostics and resource allocation, especially in developing nations with limited resources. This study aims to explore the frequency and types of NDDs, while also collecting demographic, clinical, and neuro\u2010radiological data from patients with NDDs attending a tertiary care hospital in Nepal.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>This was a single\u2010center based cross\u2010sectional descriptive study conducted at a Neurology outpatient department in a tertiary level hospital in Nepal in which patients aged 18 and above diagnosed with NDDs (May 2023\u2013July 2023) were included. Data were collected and analyzed in SPSS Inc. This study has been presented by the STROBES guidelines.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The mean age of the 71 patients included in the study was 65.6\u2009\u00b1\u200913.3 years. 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