The severity of neurologic and non-neurologic symptoms associated with longCOVID appear to be linked to the severity of the initial infection, new research suggests. MedTwitter
Hospitalized patients more frequently had an abnormal neurologic exam, compared with nonhospitalized patients . They also showed more attention deficit, short-term memory deficit, sensory dysfunction, gait dysfunction, and motor dysfunction, compared with their nonhospitalized counterparts . Nonhospitalized patients showed lower results in attention tasks only.
Koralnik explained that different mechanisms may be involved between those requiring hospitalization vs those with milder disease. "We need to pay attention to those similarities and differences in patients with long COVID; these patients need to be treated with precision medicine based on their symptoms and needs," he said., Jennifer Frontera, MD, professor of neurology, NYU Langone Grossman School of Medicine, New York City, called it an"important study because it's the first to prospectively evaluate the impact of initial COVID severity on neurological outcomes.
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