Non-COVID Neurological Emergencies: A Silent Killer Going Unnoticed during COVID-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT: Objective  This study assesses the impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on the pattern of neurological emergencies reaching a tertiary care center. Materials and Methods  This is a retrospective and single center study involving 295 patients with neurological emergencies mainly including acute stroke, status epilepticus (SE), and tubercular meningitis visiting emergency department (ED) from January 1 to April 30, 2020 and divided into pre- and during lockdown, the latter starting from March 25 onward. The primary outcome was number of neurological emergencies visiting ED per week in both periods. Secondary outcomes included disease severity at admission, need for mechanical ventilation (MV), delay in hospitalization, in-hospital mortality, and reasons for poor compli

SUBMITTER: Dhar N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8289548 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature