Neurological symptoms and findings in COVID-19: a prospective clinical study

This study was designed as a prospective study. Hospitalized COVID-19 rRt-PCR positive patients in the ward and ICU were included in the study. A 54-item questionnaire was used to evaluate the patients. Patients were examined within 3 hours of hospitalization.RESULTS: A total of 379 patients were included in the study. The mean age of the patients was 56.1 ± 17.8. 89 of the patients were in intensive care. At least one general symptom was recorded in 95.5% of patients. The most common neurologic symptoms were myalgia (48.5%), headache (39.6%), anosmia (34.8%), and dysgeusia (34%). Neurological symptoms in ICU patients were higher than in the ward. 53.6% of patients had comorbidities.DISCUSSION: This study indicated that the prevalence of neurological symptoms was very high in patients with COVID-19. The percentage of neurological symptoms and findings was higher in patients hospitalized in ICU.PMID:34269161 | DOI:10.1080/01616412.2021.1952740

Source: Neurological Research - July 16, 2021 Category: Neurology Authors: Cansu K öseoğlu Toksoy Tunzala Yavuz Semiha Orhan Petek Şarlak Konya Derya Korkmaz Havva T ünay Erhan Bozkurt İbrahim Güven Coşğun Ne şe Demirtürk İsmet Doğan Ülkü Türk Börü Source Type: research