Table 2.
Past neurological history, and new-onset neurological symptoms and disorders/complications associated with the hospitalized COVID-19 patients included in the analysis (N = 10,881)
| Past neurological history | Frequency (%) | New-onset neurological symptoms | Frequency (%) | New-onset neurological disorders/complications | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stroke/cerebrovascular diseases | 321 (2.95) | Headache | 607 (5.58) | Any neurological disorder/complication | 976 (8.97) |
| Dementia | 3 (0.35) | Anosmia/hyposmia | 544 (5.00) | Encephalopathy | 622 (5.72) |
| Epilepsy | 27 (0.25) | Altered sensorium | 479 (4.40) | Any acute cerebrovascular disease | 367 (3.37) |
| Neuropathy | 9 (0.08) | Ageusia/dysgeusia | 338 (3.11) | Acute cerebrovascular infarction | 262 (2.41) |
| Movement disorder | 6 (0.06) | Myalgia | 256 (2.35) | Acute cerebrovascular hemorrhagic stroke | 101 (0.93) |
| Headache syndrome | 5 (0.04) | Extremity weakness | 246 (2.26) | Any seizure disorder | 125 (1.16) |
| Central nervous system infection | 5 (0.04) | Dizziness | 159 (1.46) | Acute symptomatic seizure | 63 (0.58) |
| Neuromuscular junction disorder | 5 (0.04) | Confusion | 143 (1.31) | Status epilepticus | 19 (0.17) |
| Central demyelinating syndrome | 2 (0.02) | Vomiting | 126 (1.16) | Epilepsy | 17 (0.16) |
| Myelopathy | 2 (0.02) | Seizure | 96 (0.88) | Anoxic brain | 51 (0.47) |
| Peripheral nervoussystem infection | 3 (0.03) | Dysarthria | 83 (0.76) | Any movement disorder | 3 (0.03) |
| Myopathy | 0 | Nausea | 82 (0.75) | Inflammatory syndromes | |
| Extremity numbness/paresthesia | 53 (0.49) | Meningitis | 13 (0.12) | ||
| Facial weakness | 40 (0.37) | Encephalitis | 6 (0.06) | ||
| Tremor | 25 (0.23) | Meningoencephalitis | 1 (0.01) | ||
| Facial numbness/paresthesia | 20 (0.18) | Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis | 1 (0.01) | ||
| Dysphagia | 16 (0.15) | Acute necrotizing hemorrhagic encephalopathy | 0 | ||
| Tongue weakness | 8 (0.07) | Cerebellitis | 0 | ||
| Blindness/decreased vision | 6 (0.06) | Cerebellitis | 0 | ||
| Ataxia | 5 (0.04) | Optic neuritis | 1 (0.01) | ||
| Meningismus | 5 (0.04) | Myelitis | 0 | ||
| Hearing loss/decreased hearing | 4 (0.04) | Sensory ganglionitis dorsal radiculitis | 0 | ||
| Dysphonia | 4 (0.04) | Anterior horn syndrome polio-like syndrome/ventral radiculitis | 2 (0.02) | ||
| Neck weakness | 3 (0.03) | Peripheral neuritis/GBS-like syndrome | 5 (0.04) | ||
| Ophthalmoparesis/ophthalmoplegia | 2 (0.02) | Peripheral neuritis other than GBS-like syndrome | 1 (0.01) | ||
| Eye pain | 3 (0.03) | Myositis | 1 (0.01) | ||
| Bradykinesia | 3 (0.03) | Neuromuscular disorder | 3 (0.03) | ||
| Dystonia | 0 | ||||
| Choreoathethosis | 0 |
GBS Guillain–Barré syndrome