80% of hospitalised COVID-19 patients have neurological symptoms

Embargoed until: Publicly released: 2021-05-12 01:00

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About 80% of people hospitalised with COVID-19 experienced some kind of neurological symptoms, according to a study across 13 countries. Of 3743 patients, 3083 had neurological symptoms. Just under half the patients experienced acute encephalopathy, just over a third reported headaches and a quarter experienced a loss of taste and/or smell. Just under one in five patients became comatose during their time in hospital and just over one in 20 had a stroke.

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From: JAMA

What The Study Did: This global observational study included patients with COVID-19 representing 13 countries and four continents, and its findings suggest neurological manifestations are prevalent among patients hospitalized with COVID-19 and associated with higher in-hospital death.

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Organisation/s: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, USA

Funder: This publication was supported by the National Institutes of Health, National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences through grant UL1 TR001857 to the University of Pittsburgh and Dr Chou, the National Institute of Health through grant R21NS113037 to Dr Chou, and the University of Pittsburgh Dean’s Faculty Advancement Award to Dr Chou. Data collection for the European registry was supported by the European Academy of Neurology.

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