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. 2020 Jul;7(7):611–627. doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(20)30203-0

Table 5.

Studies reporting acute psychiatric and neuropsychiatric outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 infections

Preprint Setting Virus subtype Study design Special population Sample size Mean (SD)*age, years Male cases (%) Females cases (%) Outcomes
Moriguchi et al (2020)64 No Japan SARS-CoV-2 Case report .. 1 case 24 (NR) 1 (100%) 0 Symptom: impaired consciousness; diagnosis: meningitis-encephalitis
Helms et al (2020)61 No France SARS-CoV-2 Case series ICU admissions 58 cases NR NR NR Symptoms: agitation, confusion, inattention, disorientation, and poorly organised movements in response to command; diagnoses: dysexcutive syndrome and encephalopathy; investigations: MRI brain, EEG, and CSF analysis
Chen et al (2020)63 No Wuhan, China SARS-CoV-2 Cohort .. 99 cases 55·5 (13·1) 67 (68%) 32 (32%) Symptom: confusion
Chen et al (2020)62 No Wuhan, China SARS-CoV-2 Cohort .. 21 cases Median 56·0 (IQR 50·0–65·0) 17 (81%) 4 (19%) Symptom: coma; diagnosis: hypoxic encephalopathy
Zhang et al (2020)98 Yes Wuhan, China SARS-CoV-2 Cohort Deaths 82 cases Median 72·5 (IQR 65·0–80·0) 54 (66%) 28 (34%) Symptom: consciousness problem
Qi et al (2020)100 Yes Chongqing, China SARS-CoV-2 Cohort .. 267 cases Median 48·0 (IQR 35·0–65·0) 149 (56%) 118 (44%) Symptom: confusion
Huang et al (2020)99 Yes Wuhan, China SARS-CoV-2 Cohort Deaths 36 cases 69·2 (9·6) 25 (69%) 11 (31%) Symptom: disturbance of consciousness
Mao et al (2020)23 No Wuhan, China SARS-CoV-2 Cohort .. 214 cases 52·7 (15·5) 87 (40%) 127 (60%) Symptom: impaired consciousness
Leung et al (2020)101 Yes Hong Kong SARS-CoV-2 Cohort .. 50 cases 55·2 (19·5) 23 (46%) 27 (54%) Symptom: confusion
Fu et al (2020)102 Yes Wuhan, China SARS-CoV-2 Cohort .. 50 cases Median 64·0 (IQR 37·0–87·0) 27 (54%) 23 (46%) Symptom: insomnia
Yang et al (2020)97 Yes Zhejiang, China SARS-CoV-2 Cohort .. 26 cases, 87 pneumonia controls, 30 healthy controls Mean 56·0 (range 27·0–86·0) 9 (35%) 17 (65%) Scales: HAMD and HAMA
Kong et al (2020)96 Yes Wuhan, China SARS-CoV-2 Cross-sectional .. 144 cases 50·0 (13·7) 70 (49%) 74 (51%) Scales: HADS and PSSS

CSF=cerebrospinal fluid. EEG=electroencephalogram. HADS=Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. HAMA=Hamilton Anxiety Scale. HAMD=Hamilton Depression Scale. ICU=intensive care unit. NR=not reported. PSSS=Perceived Social Support Scale. SARS-CoV-2=severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.

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Data are mean (SD) unless otherwise stated.