Comparisons of Neurologic Inpatients with and without COVID-19

COVID-19 patients with neurologic disease had higher rates of in-hospital mortality and delirium and greater disability at discharge than uninfected neurologic inpatients.

In a retrospective cohort study, researchers evaluated clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with neurologic disease at one hospital in Brescia, Italy, over a 6-week period, comparing those with and without coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

Of the 173 patients included, 56 (32%) had COVID-19. These patients were older and had higher mortality risk per admission quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (qSOFA; score of 0.9 vs. 0.5) than the uninfected patients. More COVID-19 patients were admitted for cerebrovascular disorders (77% vs. 58%), but the distribution of TIA, ischemic stroke, and hemorrhagic stroke was similar in infected and uninfected patients. Among patients with ischemic stroke, NIH Stroke Scale scores were simi…

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John C. Probasco, MD

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Grant/Research Support Genetech/Roche

Editorial BoardsThe Neurohospitalist

Leadership Positions in Professional SocietiesNeurohospitalist Society (President; Chair, Research Subcommittee)

John C. Probasco, MD

Disclosures

Grant/Research Support Genetech/Roche

Editorial BoardsThe Neurohospitalist

Leadership Positions in Professional SocietiesNeurohospitalist Society (President; Chair, Research Subcommittee)

Comparisons of Neurologic Inpatients with and without COVID-19

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