Neurological Disorders

Department of Neurology, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran

Publications

• Research   
  Application of CURB-65 for Determining the Prognosis of Hospitalized Covid-19 Patients with Neurological Symptoms
  Author(s): Fahimeh Vahabizad, Zahra Ebadi, Mansoureh Togha*, Mohammad Reza Fattahi, Sima Naeini, Maryam Karaminia and Seyedeh Melika Hashemi
  
  Objective: Covid-19 patients can show various neurological symptoms. We aimed to assess the disease severity and prognosis in Covid-19 patients who experienced neurological symptoms. Methods: In this retrospective, cross-sectional study, we evaluated 225 hospitalized Covid-19 patients with neurological symptoms. Their CURB-65 scores were measured to determine their pneumonia severity in relation to their neurological symptoms. Results: The patients had different types of neurological symptoms, among which an altered level of consciousness was the most common (62.1%), followed by headache (50.7%). Patients with headaches had ultimately an 80% lower mortality rate (p ≤ 0.001). Patients who were conscious at the time of admission were 62% less likely to die (p=0.019). Based on the CURB-65 severity score, mo.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2329-6895.11.2.545

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