Neurological involvement in hospitalized children with SARS-CoV-2 infection: a multinational study.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Neurological involvement associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection is increasingly recognized. However, the specific characteristics and prevalence in pediatric patients remain unclear. The objective of this study was to describe the neurological involvement in a multinational cohort of hospitalized pediatric patients with SARS-CoV-2.

Methods

This was a multicenter observational study of children <18 years of age with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection or multisystemic inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C) and laboratory evidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection in children, admitted to 15 tertiary hospitals/healthcare centers in Canada, Costa Rica, and Iran February 2020-May 2021. Descriptive statistical analyses were performed and logistic regression was used to identify f

SUBMITTER: Yea C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9947047 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature