Open AccessClinical neurological characteristics of geriatric patients with COVID-19 in Sanglah General Hospital from 2020 to 2021
Author(s) -
Adriana Marsha Yolanda,
Anak Agung Ayu Putri Laksmidewi,
Anak Agung Ayu Meidiary
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
romanian journal of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 4
eISSN - 2069-6094
pISSN - 1843-8148
DOI - 10.37897/rjn.2021.4.11
Subject(s) - medicine , unconsciousness , covid-19 , pediatrics , observational study , neurology , medical record , hemiparesis , pneumonia , disease , psychiatry , angiography , infectious disease (medical specialty)
Background 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 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.