The phrase "at first consultation" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to the initial meeting or discussion between parties, often in a professional or medical context.
Example: "During the at first consultation, the doctor assessed the patient's symptoms and discussed potential treatment options."
Alternatives: "during the initial consultation" or "at the preliminary meeting".
Four patients were diagnosed at first consultation.
Misdiagnoses at first consultation were observed in the majority of our cases (trigeminal neuralgia, migraine without aura, sinusitis and other diagnoses).
There were no significant differences between patients with PCHWOIAF and CH in the mean age at first consultation, mean age of onset, the ratio of males to females, laterality of headache, pain intensity, impact, additional features, duration of attacks, and time of onset of attacks.
The patients had consulted different specialists prior to receiving their CH diagnosis: neurologists (49%), primary care physicians (35%), ENT specialists (10%), dentists (3%), etc. Misdiagnoses at first consultation were recorded in 77% of the cases: trigeminal neuralgia (22%), migraine without aura (19%), sinusitis (15%), etc.
Most patients were not referred at first consultation.
Sixty-nine (78%) children were diagnosed at first consultation.
We compared the clinical findings at the first consultation at the age 13, and finally at the age of 16 years.
In addition, a study by Fischer et al. found that in a tertiary care outpatient headache clinic in Innsbruck 73% of the migraineurs were triptan naive at their first consultation at the clinic in the years 2009 to 2012 [36].
At the first consultation at the hospital, participants were given time for questions and would sign the informed consent form.
Previously, all patients had been subjected to a clinical low back examination and TP examination at their first consultation at the Spine Center.
All patients referred for diagnostic consideration or multidisciplinary treatment of neck and/or back pain were screened for eligibility at their first consultation at the outpatient clinic.
