HealthDay (4/10) reported that a Chinese study published in JAMA Neurology “finds that strokes, altered consciousness and other neurological issues are relatively common in more serious cases of COVID-19.” After looking at 214 cases of severe coronavirus illness treated “during the early phase of the global pandemic, doctors reported that 36.4% of patients displayed neurological symptoms.” Researchers says that “sometimes these symptoms appeared in the relative absence of ‘typical’ symptoms of COVID-19.” The team said that “in such cases, doctors should consider coronavirus infection as a potential cause of the problem ‘to avoid delayed diagnosis or misdiagnosis.’”
Related Links:
— “Brain, Nervous System Affected in 1 in 3 Cases of Severe COVID-19, “E.J. Mundell, HealthDay, April 10, 2020