Neurologic Syndromes Predict Higher In-Hospital Mortality in COVID-19.
Emad Nader EskandarDavid J AltschulRafael de la Garza RamosPhillip CezayirliSantiago R UndaJoshua BentonJoseph DardickAureliana TomaNikunj PatelAvinash MalaviyaDavid FlomenbaumJenelys Fernandez-TorresJenny LuRyan HollandElisabetta BurchiRichard ZampolinKevin HsuAndrew McClellandJudah BurnsAmichai ErdfarbRishi MalhotraMichelle GongPeter SemczukJonathan GurskyVictor FerastraoaruJillian RosengardDaniel AntonielloDaniel L LabovitzCharles EsenwaMark J MilsteinAlexis BoroMark F MehlerPublished in: Neurology (2020)
The incidence of altered mentation or stroke on admission predicts a modest but significantly higher risk of in-hospital mortality independent of disease severity. While other biomarker factors also predict mortality, measures to identify and treat such patients may be important in reducing overall mortality of COVID-19.