126 non-severe patients, 38 of which had ‘neurologic symptoms’
3 with impaired consciousness
1 had an ischemic stroke
88 severe patients, 40 of which had neurologic symptoms
13 had impaired consciousness
4 had an ischemic stroke, 1 cerebral hemorrhage
I don’t know how much this differs from base rates—like if I have hypertension and need to go to the hospital because I broke my wrist, how likely is it that my brain also goes haywire? Or if I get a fever?
Here’s a paper (posted 25 Feb) outlining neurological symptoms in 214 Chinese hospital patients:
126 non-severe patients, 38 of which had ‘neurologic symptoms’
3 with impaired consciousness
1 had an ischemic stroke
88 severe patients, 40 of which had neurologic symptoms
13 had impaired consciousness
4 had an ischemic stroke, 1 cerebral hemorrhage
I don’t know how much this differs from base rates—like if I have hypertension and need to go to the hospital because I broke my wrist, how likely is it that my brain also goes haywire? Or if I get a fever?
“Impaired consciousness” doesn’t sound unusual for patients with severe fever, but five strokes out of 214 hospitalized patients is pretty noteworthy.