Neurologic Manifestations of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection in Hospitalized Patients During the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT: To describe the prevalence, associated risk factors, and outcomes of serious neurologic manifestations (encephalopathy, stroke, seizure, and meningitis/encephalitis) among patients hospitalized with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection.

Design

Prospective observational study.

Setting

One hundred seventy-nine hospitals in 24 countries within the Society of Critical Care Medicine Discovery Viral Infection and Respiratory Illness Universal Study COVID-19 Registry.

Patients

Hospitalized adults with laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Interventions

None.

Results

Of 16,225 patients enrolled in the registry with hospital discharge status available, 2,092 (12.9%) developed serious neurologic manifestations including 1,656

SUBMITTER: Cervantes-Arslanian AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9042584 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature