COVID-19 and Acute Neurologic Complications in Children.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Little is known about the epidemiology and outcomes of neurologic complications associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in children.

Methods

We performed a cross-sectional study of children 2 months to <18 years of age with COVID-19 discharged from 52 children's hospitals from March 2020 to March 2022. Neurologic complications were defined as encephalopathy, encephalitis, aseptic meningitis, febrile seizure, nonfebrile seizure, brain abscess and bacterial meningitis, Reye's syndrome, and cerebral infarction. We assessed length of stay (LOS), ICU admission, 30 day readmissions, deaths, and hospital costs. We used multivariable logistic regression to identify factors associated with neurologic complications.

Results

Of 15 137 children hospitali

SUBMITTER: Antoon JW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9633383 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature