Disorders of Consciousness in Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19: The Role of the Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome.

Amelia K BoehmeKevin DoyleKiran T ThakurDavid RohSoojin ParkSachin AgarwalAngela G VelazquezJennifer A EgbebikeCaroline Der NigoghossianMorgan L PrustJon RosenbergDaniel BrodieKatherine N FishkoffBeth R HochmannLeroy E RabaniNatalie H YipOliver PanzerJan Claassen

Published in: Neurocritical care (2021)

Disorders of consciousness are common in hospitalized patients with severe COVID-19 and are associated with increased mortality and length of hospitalization. The underlying etiology of disorders of consciousness in this population is uncertain but, in addition to medication effects, may in part be linked to systemic inflammation.

Keyphrases

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coronavirus disease
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healthcare
early onset
risk factors
lipopolysaccharide induced
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emergency department
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electronic health record