Table 2.
Prevalence of psychiatric and neuropsychiatric signs and symptoms reported by acute and post-illness studies that used systematic assessments39, 43, 46, 48, 54, 73, 83, 86, 92, 93
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Acute |
Post-illness |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studies | Cases | Sample size | Prevalence (95% CI) | Studies | Cases | Sample size | Prevalence (95% CI) | |
| Any | 1 | 17 | 27 | 63·0% (43·8–80·4) | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 (0·0–39·1) |
| Insomnia | 2 | 54 | 129 | 41·9% (22·5–50·5) | 4 | 34 | 280 | 12·1% (8·6–16·3) |
| Anxiety | 2 | 46 | 129 | 35·7% (27·6–44·2) | 2 | 21 | 171 | 12·3% (7·7–17·7) |
| Impaired concentration or attention | 1 | 39 | 102 | 38·2% (29·0–47·9) | 2 | 34 | 171 | 19·9% (14·2–26·2) |
| Impaired memory | 2 | 44 | 129 | 34·1% (26·2–42·5) | 3 | 44 | 233 | 18·9% (14·1–24·2) |
| Depressed mood | 2 | 42 | 129 | 32·6% (24·7–40·9) | 5 | 35 | 332 | 10·5% (7·5–14·1) |
| Confusion | 2 | 36 | 129 | 27·9% (20·5–36·0) | 1 | 1 | 621 | 0·2% (0·0–0·7) |
| Emotional lability | 1 | 30 | 102 | 29·4% (0·4–7·3) | 1 | 24 | 102 | 23·5% (15·8–32·3) |
| Altered consciousness | 1 | 17 | 82 | 20·7% (12·6–30·3) | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Pressured speech | 1 | 21 | 102 | 20·6% (13·3–29·0) | 1 | 12 | 102 | 11·8% (6·1–18·8) |
| Euphoria | 1 | 8 | 102 | 7·8% (3·3–14·0) | 1 | 11 | 102 | 10·8% (5·4–17·6) |
| Aggression | 1 | 2 | 27 | 7·4% (0·2–21·1) | 1 | 1 | 102 | 1·0% (0·0–4·2) |
| Irritability | 1 | 5 | 102 | 4·9% (1·4–10·1) | 3 | 28 | 218 | 12·8% (8·7–17·6) |
| Auditory hallucinations | 2 | 6 | 129 | 4·7% (1·6–9·1) | 1 | 1 | 102 | 1·0% (0·0–4·2) |
| Persecutory ideas | 1 | 4 | 102 | 3·9% (0·9–8·7) | 1 | 2 | 102 | 2·0% (0·0–5·8) |
| Visual hallucinations | 1 | 2 | 102 | 2·0% (0·0–5·8) | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Suicidality | 1 | 2 | 102 | 2·0% (0·0–5·8) | 1 | 0 | 102 | 0 (0·0–1·7) |
| Fatigue | NA | NA | NA | NA | 4 | 61 | 316 | 19·3% (15·1–23·9) |
| Frequent recall of traumatic memories | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | 55 | 181 | 30·4% (23·9–37·3) |
| Sleep disorder | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | 14 | 14 | 100% (88·0–100·0) |
| Psychotic symptoms (unspecified) | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | 4 | 90 | 4·4% (1·0–9·9) |
| Self-harm | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | 1 | 102 | 1·0% (0·0–4·2) |
NA=not available.