Clinical neurological characteristics of geriatic patients with Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Abstract

Background and objectives. Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) is a respiratory infection caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). The COVID-19 associates multi clinical symptoms such as neurological manifestations with mild to advanced progression. This study aimed to determine the clinical neurological characteristics of geriatric patients with COVID-19. Methods. The study was an observational and descriptive study on 27 geriatric patients with COVID-19. All patients’ age was over 60 years old who treated in the In-patient Department of Sanglah General Hospital, Denpasar on July 2020 to January 2021. The data had taken from medical records. Outcomes. The mean age of all patients was 70.41 (± 8.902) years which dominated by the male (51.9%). The majority of manifestations in this study were fever in 13 people (48.1%), unconsciousness in 10 people (37%), and hemiparesis in 10 people (37%), and cough in 9 people (33.3%). Conclusion. The clinical neurology characteristics of geriatric patients with COVID-19 vary, which may involve general and neurological manifestations. Promptly accurate diagnosis is necessary for further management.