Multinational Prevalence of Neurological Phenotypes in Patients Hospitalized with COVID-19.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Neurological complications can worsen outcomes in COVID-19. We defined the prevalence of a wide range of neurological conditions among patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in geographically diverse multinational populations.

Methods

Using electronic health record (EHR) data from 348 participating hospitals across 6 countries and 3 continents between January and September 2020, we performed a cross-sectional study of hospitalized adult and pediatric patients with a positive SARS-CoV-2 reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction test, both with and without severe COVID-19. We assessed the frequency of each disease category and 3-character International Classification of Disease (ICD) code of neurological diseases by countries, sites, time before and after admissio

SUBMITTER: Le TT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7924306 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature