Neurologic features in hospitalized patients with COVID-19: a prospective cohort in a catalan hospital.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To study the prevalence and timing of neurological manifestations, including cognitive involvement, in patients hospitalized for Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). To analyze the pathogenic mechanisms and any association they have with disease severity.

Methods

Longitudinal cohort study with prospective follow-up of patients who required hospitalization. Patients under 65 who had no pre-existing cognitive impairment and did not require an ICU stay were evaluated 3 and 12 months after discharge using a battery of neuropsychological tests.

Results

Of 205 patients hospitalized for COVID-19, 153 (74.6%) presented with neurological manifestations. The most frequent were myalgia (32.7%), headache (31.7%), dysgeusia (29.2%), and anosmia (24.9%). Patients with mo

SUBMITTER: Barrachina-Esteve O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11920300 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature