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INTRODUCCIÓN: Nos proponemos analizar las complicaciones neurológicas de los pacientes con infección grave por SARS-CoV-2 que han requerido ingreso en unidad de cuidados intensivos (UCI). PACIENTES Y MÉTODOS: Estudio descriptivo retrospectivo, observacional, de pacientes consecutivos ingresados en UCI por infección respiratoria grave por SARS-CoV-2 desde el 1 de abril hasta el 1 de junio de 2020. RESULTADOS: Registramos 30 pacientes con síntomas neurológicos, 21 hombres (72,40%), edad media: 57,41 años ± 11,61 desviación estándar (DE). Estancia media en UCI: 18,83 ± 14,33 DE. A nivel sindrómico: 28 pacientes (93,33%) con síndrome confusional agudo, 15 (50%) con patología neuromuscular, 5 (16,66%) con cefalea, 4 (13,33%) con patología cerebrovascular y 4 (13,33%) con encefalopatías/encefalitis. Punción lumbar normal en 6 pacientes (20%). La RMN craneal o TAC craneal mostró alteraciones en 20 casos (66,6%). Se realizó EEG en todos los pacientes (100%), alterado en 8 pacientes (26,66%). En 5 de los 15 pacientes con miopatía clínica se ha podido confirmar con ENMG. Hemos encontrado relación entre la mayor edad y los días de ingreso en UCI (p = 0,002; IC95%: 4,032-6,022; OR: 3,594). CONCLUSIONES: La infección grave por COVID-19 afecta mayoritariamente a hombres, similar a lo descrito en otras series. La mitad de nuestros pacientes presenta una miopatía aguda, y casi la totalidad de los pacientes salen de la UCI con síndromes confusionales agudos que evolucionan a una resolución completa, sin correlacionarse con los resultados del EEG o de pruebas de neuroimagen. La mayor edad se asocia con un mayor número de días de estancia en UCI
INTRODUCTION: We analysed the neurological complications of patients with severe SARS-CoV-2 infection who required intensive care unit (ICU) admission. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We conducted a retrospective, observational, descriptive study of consecutive patients admitted to the ICU due to severe respiratory symptoms secondary to SARS-CoV-2 infection between 1 April and 1 June 2020. RESULTS: We included 30 patients with neurological symptoms; 21 were men (72.40%), and mean age (standard deviation [SD]) was 57.41 years (11.61). The mean duration of ICU stay was 18.83 days (14.33). The neurological conditions recorded were acute confusional syndrome in 28 patients (93.33%), neuromuscular disease in 15 (50%), headache in 5 (16.66%), cerebrovascular disease in 4 (13.33%), and encephalopathies/encephalitis in 4 (13.33%). CSF analysis results were normal in 6 patients (20%). Brain MRI or head CT showed alterations in 20 patients (66.6%). EEG was performed in all patients (100%), with 8 (26.66%) showing abnormal findings. In 5 of the 15 patients with clinical myopathy, diagnosis was confirmed with electroneuromyography. We found a correlation between older age and duration of ICU stay (P = .002; 95%CI: 4.032-6.022; OR: 3,594). CONCLUSIONS: Severe COVID-19 mainly affects men, as observed in other series. Half of our patients presented acute myopathy, and almost all patients left the ICU with acute confusional syndrome, which fully resolved; no correlation was found with EEG or neuroimaging findings. Older age is associated with longer ICU stay
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Humans , Male , Female , Adult , Middle Aged , Aged , Coronavirus Infections/complications , Pneumonia, Viral/complications , Pandemics , Nervous System Diseases/virology , Nervous System Diseases/diagnostic imaging , Critical Illness , Severity of Illness Index , Tomography, X-Ray Computed , Retrospective StudiesABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION: We analysed the neurological complications of patients with severe SARS-CoV-2 infection who required intensive care unit (ICU) admission. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We conducted a retrospective, observational, descriptive study of consecutive patients admitted to the ICU due to severe respiratory symptoms secondary to SARS-CoV-2 infection between 1 April and 1 June 2020. RESULTS: We included 30 patients with neurological symptoms; 21 were men (72.40%), and mean age (standard deviation [SD]) was 57.41 years (11.61). The mean duration of ICU stay was 18.83 days (14.33). The neurological conditions recorded were acute confusional syndrome in 28 patients (93.33%), neuromuscular disease in 15 (50%), headache in 5 (16.66%), cerebrovascular disease in 4 (13.33%), and encephalopathies/encephalitis in 4 (13.33%). CSF analysis results were normal in 6 patients (20%). Brain MRI or head CT showed alterations in 20 patients (66.6%). EEG was performed in all patients (100%), with 8 (26.66%) showing abnormal findings. In 5 of the 15 patients with clinical myopathy, diagnosis was confirmed with electroneuromyography. We found a correlation between older age and duration of ICU stay (P=.002; 95%CI: 4.032-6.022; OR: 3,594). CONCLUSIONS: Severe COVID-19 mainly affects men, as observed in other series. Half of our patients presented acute myopathy, and almost all patients left the ICU with acute confusional syndrome, which fully resolved; no correlation was found with EEG or neuroimaging findings. Older age is associated with longer ICU stay.
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Betacoronavirus , Coronavirus Infections/complications , Critical Illness , Muscular Diseases/etiology , Nervous System Diseases/etiology , Pandemics , Pneumonia, Viral/complications , Acute Disease , Adult , Age Factors , Aged , COVID-19 , Cerebral Hemorrhage/diagnostic imaging , Cerebral Hemorrhage/epidemiology , Cerebral Hemorrhage/etiology , Confusion/epidemiology , Confusion/etiology , Coronavirus Infections/epidemiology , Critical Care , Female , Humans , Length of Stay/statistics & numerical data , Magnetic Resonance Imaging , Male , Middle Aged , Muscular Diseases/epidemiology , Nervous System Diseases/epidemiology , Neuroimaging , Pneumonia, Viral/epidemiology , Retrospective Studies , SARS-CoV-2 , Spain/epidemiologyABSTRACT
Introduction: We analysed the neurological complications of patients with severe SARS-CoV-2 infection who required intensive care unit (ICU) admission. Patients and methods: We conducted a retrospective, observational, descriptive study of consecutive patients admitted to the ICU due to severe respiratory symptoms secondary to SARS-CoV-2 infection between 1 April and 1 June 2020. Results: We included 30 patients with neurological symptoms; 21 were men (72.40%), and mean age (standard deviation [SD]) was 57.41 years (11.61). The mean duration of ICU stay was 18.83 days (14.33). The neurological conditions recorded were acute confusional syndrome in 28 patients (93.33%), neuromuscular disease in 15 (50%), headache in 5 (16.66%), cerebrovascular disease in 4 (13.33%), and encephalopathies/encephalitis in 4 (13.33%). CSF analysis results were normal in 6 patients (20%). Brain MRI or head CT showed alterations in 20 patients (66.6%). EEG was performed in all patients (100%), with 8 (26.66%) showing abnormal findings. In 5 of the 15 patients with clinical myopathy, diagnosis was confirmed with electroneuromyography. We found a correlation between older age and duration of ICU stay (P = .002; 95% CI: 4.032-6.022; OR: 3,594). Conclusions: Severe COVID-19 mainly affects men, as observed in other series. Half of our patients presented acute myopathy, and almost all patients left the ICU with acute confusional syndrome, which fully resolved; no correlation was found with EEG or neuroimaging findings. Older age is associated with longer ICU stay.
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Mesothelioma/diagnostic imaging , Pleural Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging , Aged , Female , Humans , RadiographySubject(s)
Humans , Female , Middle Aged , Biopsy, Fine-Needle , Pleural Neoplasms , Magnetic Resonance Imaging/instrumentation , Magnetic Resonance Imaging/methods , Radiography, Thoracic , Pulmonary Atelectasis/complications , Pulmonary Atelectasis , Pneumonectomy/methods , Radiography, Thoracic/methods , Radiography, Thoracic/trends , Pleural Effusion/complications , Pleural EffusionABSTRACT
Caso clínico: Presentamos dos casos de paquimeningitis hipertrófica con alteraciones oftalmológicas asociadas. Uno de los pacientes presentó paquimeningitis hipertrófica presuntamente secundaria a neurosarcoidosis focal y paresia del sexto par. La segunda paciente presentó paquimeningitis hipertrófica crónica idiopática (tipo poco frecuente) difusa con alteraciones de la motilidad ocular y en la visión. Discusión: La paquimeningitis hipertrófica es una patología con un amplio espectro de etiologías y manifestaciones clínicas, que debe ser tenida en cuenta en el diagnóstico de alteraciones de la motilidad ocular
Case reports: We report two cases of hypertrophic pachymeningitis with ophthalmological disturbances. One patient suffered from hypertrophic pachymeningitis supposedly secondary to a focal neurosarcoidosis and had a sixth nerve paresis. The second patient suffered from a diffuse idiopathic hypertrophic chronic pachymeningitis (a rare form) and displayed disturbances in vision and ocular motility. Discussion: Hypertrophic pachymeningitis is a condition with a wide spectrum of etiologies and clinical manifestations, and needs to be considered as the cause in patients with alterations in ocular motility (Arch Soc Esp Oftalmol 2008; 83: 497-500)
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Humans , Male , Female , Adult , Middle Aged , Meningitis/complications , Meningitis/diagnosis , Meningitis/therapy , Hypertrophy/complications , Neuritis/complications , Optic Neuritis/complications , Optic Neuritis/diagnosis , Optic Neuritis/therapy , Oculomotor Nerve Diseases/complications , Oculomotor Nerve Diseases/diagnosis , Sarcoidosis/complications , Paralysis/complications , Oculomotor Nerve Diseases/etiology , Oculomotor Nerve Diseases/therapy , Tomography, Emission-Computed/methods , Tomography, Emission-ComputedABSTRACT
CASE REPORTS: We report two cases of hypertrophic pachymeningitis with ophthalmological disturbances. One patient suffered from hypertrophic pachymeningitis supposedly secondary to a focal neurosarcoidosis and had a sixth nerve paresis. The second patient suffered from a diffuse idiopathic hypertrophic chronic pachymeningitis (a rare form) and displayed disturbances in vision and ocular motility. DISCUSSION: Hypertrophic pachymeningitis is a condition with a wide spectrum of etiologies and clinical manifestations, and needs to be considered as the cause in patients with alterations in ocular motility
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Dura Mater/pathology , Meningitis/complications , Ocular Motility Disorders/etiology , Optic Neuritis/etiology , Vision Disorders/etiology , Abducens Nerve Diseases/complications , Adrenal Cortex Hormones/administration & dosage , Adrenal Cortex Hormones/therapeutic use , Adult , Azathioprine/therapeutic use , Cranial Nerves , Female , Humans , Immunosuppressive Agents/therapeutic use , Magnetic Resonance Imaging , Male , Meningitis/diagnosis , Meningitis/diagnostic imaging , Meningitis/drug therapy , Meningitis/pathology , Methylprednisolone/administration & dosage , Methylprednisolone/therapeutic use , Middle Aged , Nervous System Diseases/complications , Paralysis/complications , Sarcoidosis/complications , Time Factors , Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon , Tomography, X-Ray ComputedABSTRACT
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