Altered mental status is a predictor of poor outcomes in COVID-19 patients: A cohort study.

Abdallah S AttiaMohammad HusseinMohamed A AboueishaMahmoud OmarMohanad R YoussefNicholas MankowskiMichael MillerRuhul MunshiAubrey SwinfordAdam KlineTherese NguyenEman ToraihJuan DuchesneEmad Kandil

Published in: PloS one (2021)

This cohort study found that neurological presentations are associated with higher odds of adverse events. When examining patients with neurological manifestations, clinicians should suspect COVID-19 to avoid delayed diagnosis or misdiagnosis and lose the chance to treat and prevent further transmission.

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