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Clinical neurological characteristics of geriatric patients with COVID-19 in Sanglah General Hospital from 2020 to 2021

Adriana Marsha Yolanda, Neurology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Udayana University, Sanglah General Hospital, Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, Anak Agung Ayu Putri Laksmidewi, Anak Agung Ayu Meidiary, Neurology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Udayana University, Sanglah General Hospital, Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, Neurology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Udayana University, Sanglah General Hospital, Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia
2021 Romanian Journal of Neurology  

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and objectives. COVID-19 is a respiratory infection caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). The COVID-19 associates multi-clinical symptoms such as neurological manifestations with mild to advanced progression. This study aimed to determine the clinical neurological characteristics of geriatric patients with COVID-19. Methods. The study was an observational and descriptive study on 27 geriatric patients with COVID-19. All patients' age was over 60 years old who
more » ... treated in the in-patient department of Sanglah General Hospital, Denpasar on July 2020 to January 2021. The data were taken from medical records. Outcomes. The mean age of all patients was 70.41 (± 8.902) years, and dominated by the males (51.9%). The majority of manifestations in this study were fever in 13 people (48.1%), unconsciousness in 10 people (37%), hemiparesis in 10 people (37%) and cough in 9 people (33.3%). Conclusions. The clinical neurology characteristics of geriatric patients with COVID-19 vary, which may involve general and neurological manifestations. Promptly accurate diagnosis is necessary for further management.
doi:10.37897/rjn.2021.4.11 fatcat:65lfrws35nav5a2j3ejohbctfe
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Adriana Marsha Yolanda, Neurology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Udayana University, Sanglah General Hospital, Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, Anak Agung Ayu Putri Laksmidewi, Anak Agung Ayu Meidiary, Neurology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Udayana University, Sanglah General Hospital, Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, Neurology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Udayana University, Sanglah General Hospital, Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia. "Clinical neurological characteristics of geriatric patients with COVID-19 in Sanglah General Hospital from 2020 to 2021." Romanian Journal of Neurology 20.4 (2021) 471-475