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We have conducted the study to see the pattern and burden of neurologic disorders at different inpatient departments of a tertiary care centre.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methodology<\/jats:title><jats:p>This retrospective observational study was carried out from the records and referral notes of neurology department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) from July 2011 to June 2012. A total 335 patients were evaluated by consultant neurologists during this period.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Result<\/jats:title><jats:p>Majority of the patients (59.7%) presented after the age of forty years. The mean age at presentation was 45.11\u2009\u00b1\u200917.3\u00a0years with a male predominance (63.3%). Stroke was the most common condition (47.5%) observed at referral, followed by seizure (9.3%), disease of spinal cord (7.8%) and encephalopathy (6.3%). Even after consultation, 30 patients remained undiagnosed and 6 were diagnosed as functional disorder. Department of Medicine (231, 69%) and Cardiology (61, 18.2%) made most of the calls. More than half (56%) of the stroke patients were referred from medicine and one third (35.2%) from cardiology. Seizure (67.7%), problem in spinal cord (92.3%), coma (50%), encephalopathy (57.1%), motor neuron disease (MND) (72.7%) were common reasons for referral from department of Medicine. Whereas patients with cord disease (7.3%), CNS tumor (40%), seizure disorder (6.5%) and stroke (3.8%) were referred from surgery. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology sought help for stroke (2.5%), seizure (12.9%), MND (27.3%), coma (16.7%) and encephalopathy (9.5%).<\/jats:p><jats:p>Hypertension, diabetes, ischemic heart disease, dyslipidaemia and respiratory problem were significantly associated co-morbid conditions in stroke patients (at 95% CI,<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>value is &lt;0.001, &lt;0.01, &lt;0.001, &lt;0.05, &lt;0.05 respectively). Hematological disorders were common association among patients with cord problem (&lt;0.05).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Wide ranges of neurological problems are often managed by physicians and surgeons, especially those from medicine and cardiology. 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