Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

January 22, 2021

Neurological Complications of COVID‐19 in Hospitalized Patients: The Registry of a Neurology Department in the First Wave of the Pandemic

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A hospital-based registry found a low prevalence of neurological complications in patients hospitalized for COVID‐19. Among 2,750 people hospitalized for COVID-19 in a single hospital in Spain, 71 (3%) experienced at least one neurological complication within four months of follow-up. The most common diagnoses were neuromuscular disorders (34%), cerebrovascular diseases (27%), acute encephalopathy (19%), and seizures (8%). Neurological symptoms developed between zero and 60 days after other COVID-19 symptoms, with a median of 13 days.

Portela‐Sánchez et al. (Jan 21, 2021). Neurological Complications of COVID‐19 in Hospitalized Patients: The Registry of a Neurology Department in the First Wave of the Pandemic. European Journal of Neurology. https://doi.org/10.1111/ene.14748