October 5, 2020

Frequent Neurologic Manifestations and Encephalopathy-Associated Morbidity in Covid-19 Patients

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Clinical Characteristics and Health Care Setting

Keywords (Tags): clinical characteristics

• One third (162/509) of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in the Chicago area experienced some type of altered mental function, ranging from confusion to delirium to unresponsiveness. These patients stayed three times as long in the hospital as patients without altered mental function, indicating patients with encephalopathy may have poorer outcomes and need closer post-discharge monitoring or rehabilitation.

Liotta et al. (Oct 5, 2020). Frequent Neurologic Manifestations and Encephalopathy-Associated Morbidity in Covid-19 Patients. Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology. https://doi.org/10.1002/acn3.51210