Psychiatric News (10/25) reports, “About one in 15 children and adolescents hospitalized for COVID-19 experiences neurologic complications,” investigators concluded after analyzing data on a “total of 15,137 children and adolescents hospitalized for COVID-19.” Those complications included “an increased risk of admission to the intensive care unit…hospital readmissions, and death.” The findings were published online in Pediatrics.
Related Links:
— “Neurological Complications Associated With Worse Outcomes in Youth Hospitalized for COVID-19, Psychiatric News, October 25, 2022