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New York: People hospitalised with COVID-19 and neurological problems including stroke and confusion, have a higher risk of dying than other patients infected with the novel coronavirus, according to a new study.
The research, published in the journal Neurology the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology assessed data from 4,711 COVID-19 patients who were admitted to the Montefiore Medical Center in the US during the six-week period between March 1, 2020 and April 16, 2020.
According to the scientists, including those from Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the US, 581 of the 4,711 patients had neurological problems serious enough to warrant brain imaging.
updated: Dec 21 2020, 16:56 ist
People hospitalised with Covid-19 and neurological problems including stroke and confusion, have a higher risk of dying than other patients infected with the novel coronavirus, according to a new study.
The research, published in the journal Neurology the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology assessed data from 4,711 Covid-19 patients who were admitted to the Montefiore Medical Center in the US during the six-week period between March 1, 2020 and April 16, 2020.
According to the scientists, including those from Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the US, 581 of the 4,711 patients had neurological problems serious enough to warrant brain imaging.
NEW YORK: People hospitalised with COVID-19 and neurological problems including stroke and confusion, have a higher risk of dying than other patients infected with the novel coronavirus, according to a new study. The research, published in the journal Neurology the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology assessed data from 4,711 COVID-19 patients who were admitted to the Montefiore Medical Center in the US during the six-week period between March 1, 2020 and April 16, 2020.
According to the scientists, including those from Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the US, 581 of the 4,711 patients had neurological problems serious enough to warrant brain imaging.
Covid-19 positive people with mental health problems at high risk of dying from virus: Study
Individuals with stroke were twice as likely to die
Mumbai, December 19 A study carried by researchers at Montefiore Health System and Albert Einstein College of Medicine stated that Covid-19 positive people facing neurological problems, including stroke and confusion, have a higher risk of dying from the virus.
The study, published in the journal Neurology, stated that addressing mental health issues can help in mitigating Covid-19 deaths.
For the research, the researchers examined the data collected from 4,711 Covid-19 patients who were admitted to Montefiore during the six-week period between March 1, 2020, and April 16, 2020.