Study the prevalence of different neurological disorders among patients with hospitalized Covid-19

ABSTRACT

The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of different neurological disorders among patients with hospitalized Covid-19 The study included the collection of accurate information from 350 patients infected with Covid-19 virus in Tikrit city hospitals and who are over 25 years old and of both sexes for the period from the beginning of February 2021 to the end of May 2021.. The study included real detection of all associated diseases such as diabetes and hypertension. heart attack and arteriosclerosis, as well as identifying all types of neurological diseases that affect society and whose prevalence will be determined in the current study.. The study also included knowledge of the clinical cases of the injured in proportion to their health status, such as imperceptible injuries and simple, medium and difficult injuries.. all that It has previously been studied in infected persons whose infection was confirmed in laboratories approved by the Iraqi Ministry of Health and within the international protocols for diagnosing the Covid-19 virus. The study showed that, new neurologic disorder occurred in 12.86% of studied patients, Stroke present in 6.29%, Ischemic heart disease in 2% of patients. The study showed that 47.14% of covid-19 cases were asymptomatic, 18% were with mild infection, 12.86% with severe infection and 6.86% were with critical infection (P<0.001). The study demonstrated that, 67.9% covid-19 infected patients improved after two weeks of infection, 24.6% had complication of infection while unfortunately, 7.5% died due to complications of Covid-19 infection. 18.