Neurological symptoms associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection in a tertiary hospital in Bogota, Colombia.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

SARS-CoV-2 infection is an emerging disease that represents a threat to life globally, with more than 179 million confirmed cases and 3 million deaths. In Colombia, where almost 5 million infections and approximately 127 thousand deaths have been reported, it presents a wide variety of neurological manifestations that range from mild to severe symptoms.

Objective

This study describes the characteristics of neurological manifestations in patients with COVID-19 in the period March-September 2020 at a tertiary hospital in Bogota.

Methods

We performed a cross-sectional descriptive study. We selected patients by non-probability sampling, including all patients attended by the neurology service at our hospital. We included all patients with infection confirmed

SUBMITTER: Zapa-Perez N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8860473 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature