Toxic Metabolic Encephalopathy in Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19.
Jennifer A FronteraKara MelmedTaolin FangAndre GrangerJessica LinShadi YaghiTing ZhouAriane LewisSebastian KurzD Ethan KahnAdam de HavenonJoshua HuangBarry M CzeislerAaron LordSharon B MeropolAndrea B TroxelThomas WisniewskiLaura BalcerSteven GalettaPublished in: Neurocritical care (2021)
TME occurred in one in eight hospitalized patients with COVID-19, was typically multifactorial, and was most often due to hypoxemia, sepsis, and uremia. After we adjustment for confounding factors, TME was associated with a 24% increased risk of in-hospital mortality.