Stroke and altered mental state increase risk of death for COVID-19 patients
E-Mail December 18, 2020--(BRONX, NY)--People hospitalized with COVID-19 and neurological problems including stroke and confusion, have a higher risk of dying than other COVID-19 patients, according to a study published online today by researchers at Montefiore Health System and Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the journal Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. These findings have the potential to identify and focus treatment efforts on individuals most at risk and could decrease COVID-19 deaths. The study looked at data from 4,711 COVID-19 patients ...
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