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Eskandar EN, Altschul DJ, de la Garza Ramos R, Cezayirli P, Unda SR, Benton J, Dardick J, Toma A, Patel N, Malaviya A, Flomenbaum D, Fernandez-Torres J, Lu J, Holland R, Burchi E, Zampolin R, Hsu K, McClelland A, Burns J, Erdfarb A, Malhotra R, Gong M, Semczuk P, Gursky J, Ferastraoaru V, Rosengard J, Antoniello D, Labovitz D, Esenwa C, Milstein M, Boro A, Mehler MF. Neurologic Syndromes Predict Higher In-Hospital Mortality in COVID-19. Neurology 2021; 96:e1527-e1538. [PMID: 33443111 PMCID: PMC8032378 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000011356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2020] [Accepted: 11/24/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
Abstract
OBJECTIVE Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is protean in its manifestations, affecting nearly every organ system. However, nervous system involvement and its effect on disease outcome are poorly characterized. The objective of this study was to determine whether neurologic syndromes are associated with increased risk of inpatient mortality. METHODS A total of 581 hospitalized patients with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection, neurologic involvement, and brain imaging were compared to hospitalized non-neurologic patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Four patterns of neurologic manifestations were identified: acute stroke, new or recrudescent seizures, altered mentation with normal imaging, and neuro-COVID-19 complex. Factors present on admission were analyzed as potential predictors of in-hospital mortality, including sociodemographic variables, preexisting comorbidities, vital signs, laboratory values, and pattern of neurologic manifestations. Significant predictors were incorporated into a disease severity score. Patients with neurologic manifestations were matched with patients of the same age and disease severity to assess the risk of death. RESULTS A total of 4,711 patients with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection were admitted to one medical system in New York City during a 6-week period. Of these, 581 (12%) had neurologic issues of sufficient concern to warrant neuroimaging. These patients were compared to 1,743 non-neurologic patients with COVID-19 matched for age and disease severity admitted during the same period. Patients with altered mentation (n = 258, p = 0.04, odds ratio [OR] 1.39, confidence interval [CI] 1.04-1.86) or radiologically confirmed stroke (n = 55, p = 0.001, OR 3.1, CI 1.65-5.92) had a higher risk of mortality than age- and severity-matched controls. CONCLUSIONS The incidence of altered mentation or stroke on admission predicts a modest but significantly higher risk of in-hospital mortality independent of disease severity. While other biomarker factors also predict mortality, measures to identify and treat such patients may be important in reducing overall mortality of COVID-19.
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Affiliation(s)
- Emad Nader Eskandar
- From the Departments of Neurological Surgery (E.N.E., D.J.A., R.d.l.G.R., P.C., S.R.U., J. Benton, J.D., A.T., J.F.-T., J.L., R.H., E.B.), Neurology (N.P., A. Malaviya, D.F., D.A., D.L., J.G., V.F., J.R., C.E., M.M., A.B., M.F.M.), Radiology (R.Z., K.H., A. McClelland, J. Burns, A.E.), and Critical Care Medicine (R.M., M.G.), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center (P.S., V.F., J.R.), Bronx, NY
| | - David J Altschul
- From the Departments of Neurological Surgery (E.N.E., D.J.A., R.d.l.G.R., P.C., S.R.U., J. Benton, J.D., A.T., J.F.-T., J.L., R.H., E.B.), Neurology (N.P., A. Malaviya, D.F., D.A., D.L., J.G., V.F., J.R., C.E., M.M., A.B., M.F.M.), Radiology (R.Z., K.H., A. McClelland, J. Burns, A.E.), and Critical Care Medicine (R.M., M.G.), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center (P.S., V.F., J.R.), Bronx, NY.
| | - Rafael de la Garza Ramos
- From the Departments of Neurological Surgery (E.N.E., D.J.A., R.d.l.G.R., P.C., S.R.U., J. Benton, J.D., A.T., J.F.-T., J.L., R.H., E.B.), Neurology (N.P., A. Malaviya, D.F., D.A., D.L., J.G., V.F., J.R., C.E., M.M., A.B., M.F.M.), Radiology (R.Z., K.H., A. McClelland, J. Burns, A.E.), and Critical Care Medicine (R.M., M.G.), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center (P.S., V.F., J.R.), Bronx, NY
| | - Phillip Cezayirli
- From the Departments of Neurological Surgery (E.N.E., D.J.A., R.d.l.G.R., P.C., S.R.U., J. Benton, J.D., A.T., J.F.-T., J.L., R.H., E.B.), Neurology (N.P., A. Malaviya, D.F., D.A., D.L., J.G., V.F., J.R., C.E., M.M., A.B., M.F.M.), Radiology (R.Z., K.H., A. McClelland, J. Burns, A.E.), and Critical Care Medicine (R.M., M.G.), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center (P.S., V.F., J.R.), Bronx, NY
| | - Santiago R Unda
- From the Departments of Neurological Surgery (E.N.E., D.J.A., R.d.l.G.R., P.C., S.R.U., J. Benton, J.D., A.T., J.F.-T., J.L., R.H., E.B.), Neurology (N.P., A. Malaviya, D.F., D.A., D.L., J.G., V.F., J.R., C.E., M.M., A.B., M.F.M.), Radiology (R.Z., K.H., A. McClelland, J. Burns, A.E.), and Critical Care Medicine (R.M., M.G.), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center (P.S., V.F., J.R.), Bronx, NY
| | - Joshua Benton
- From the Departments of Neurological Surgery (E.N.E., D.J.A., R.d.l.G.R., P.C., S.R.U., J. Benton, J.D., A.T., J.F.-T., J.L., R.H., E.B.), Neurology (N.P., A. Malaviya, D.F., D.A., D.L., J.G., V.F., J.R., C.E., M.M., A.B., M.F.M.), Radiology (R.Z., K.H., A. McClelland, J. Burns, A.E.), and Critical Care Medicine (R.M., M.G.), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center (P.S., V.F., J.R.), Bronx, NY
| | - Joseph Dardick
- From the Departments of Neurological Surgery (E.N.E., D.J.A., R.d.l.G.R., P.C., S.R.U., J. Benton, J.D., A.T., J.F.-T., J.L., R.H., E.B.), Neurology (N.P., A. Malaviya, D.F., D.A., D.L., J.G., V.F., J.R., C.E., M.M., A.B., M.F.M.), Radiology (R.Z., K.H., A. McClelland, J. Burns, A.E.), and Critical Care Medicine (R.M., M.G.), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center (P.S., V.F., J.R.), Bronx, NY
| | - Aureliana Toma
- From the Departments of Neurological Surgery (E.N.E., D.J.A., R.d.l.G.R., P.C., S.R.U., J. Benton, J.D., A.T., J.F.-T., J.L., R.H., E.B.), Neurology (N.P., A. Malaviya, D.F., D.A., D.L., J.G., V.F., J.R., C.E., M.M., A.B., M.F.M.), Radiology (R.Z., K.H., A. McClelland, J. Burns, A.E.), and Critical Care Medicine (R.M., M.G.), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center (P.S., V.F., J.R.), Bronx, NY
| | - Nikunj Patel
- From the Departments of Neurological Surgery (E.N.E., D.J.A., R.d.l.G.R., P.C., S.R.U., J. Benton, J.D., A.T., J.F.-T., J.L., R.H., E.B.), Neurology (N.P., A. Malaviya, D.F., D.A., D.L., J.G., V.F., J.R., C.E., M.M., A.B., M.F.M.), Radiology (R.Z., K.H., A. McClelland, J. Burns, A.E.), and Critical Care Medicine (R.M., M.G.), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center (P.S., V.F., J.R.), Bronx, NY
| | - Avinash Malaviya
- From the Departments of Neurological Surgery (E.N.E., D.J.A., R.d.l.G.R., P.C., S.R.U., J. Benton, J.D., A.T., J.F.-T., J.L., R.H., E.B.), Neurology (N.P., A. Malaviya, D.F., D.A., D.L., J.G., V.F., J.R., C.E., M.M., A.B., M.F.M.), Radiology (R.Z., K.H., A. McClelland, J. Burns, A.E.), and Critical Care Medicine (R.M., M.G.), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center (P.S., V.F., J.R.), Bronx, NY
| | - David Flomenbaum
- From the Departments of Neurological Surgery (E.N.E., D.J.A., R.d.l.G.R., P.C., S.R.U., J. Benton, J.D., A.T., J.F.-T., J.L., R.H., E.B.), Neurology (N.P., A. Malaviya, D.F., D.A., D.L., J.G., V.F., J.R., C.E., M.M., A.B., M.F.M.), Radiology (R.Z., K.H., A. McClelland, J. Burns, A.E.), and Critical Care Medicine (R.M., M.G.), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center (P.S., V.F., J.R.), Bronx, NY
| | - Jenelys Fernandez-Torres
- From the Departments of Neurological Surgery (E.N.E., D.J.A., R.d.l.G.R., P.C., S.R.U., J. Benton, J.D., A.T., J.F.-T., J.L., R.H., E.B.), Neurology (N.P., A. Malaviya, D.F., D.A., D.L., J.G., V.F., J.R., C.E., M.M., A.B., M.F.M.), Radiology (R.Z., K.H., A. McClelland, J. Burns, A.E.), and Critical Care Medicine (R.M., M.G.), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center (P.S., V.F., J.R.), Bronx, NY
| | - Jenny Lu
- From the Departments of Neurological Surgery (E.N.E., D.J.A., R.d.l.G.R., P.C., S.R.U., J. Benton, J.D., A.T., J.F.-T., J.L., R.H., E.B.), Neurology (N.P., A. Malaviya, D.F., D.A., D.L., J.G., V.F., J.R., C.E., M.M., A.B., M.F.M.), Radiology (R.Z., K.H., A. McClelland, J. Burns, A.E.), and Critical Care Medicine (R.M., M.G.), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center (P.S., V.F., J.R.), Bronx, NY
| | - Ryan Holland
- From the Departments of Neurological Surgery (E.N.E., D.J.A., R.d.l.G.R., P.C., S.R.U., J. Benton, J.D., A.T., J.F.-T., J.L., R.H., E.B.), Neurology (N.P., A. Malaviya, D.F., D.A., D.L., J.G., V.F., J.R., C.E., M.M., A.B., M.F.M.), Radiology (R.Z., K.H., A. McClelland, J. Burns, A.E.), and Critical Care Medicine (R.M., M.G.), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center (P.S., V.F., J.R.), Bronx, NY
| | - Elisabetta Burchi
- From the Departments of Neurological Surgery (E.N.E., D.J.A., R.d.l.G.R., P.C., S.R.U., J. Benton, J.D., A.T., J.F.-T., J.L., R.H., E.B.), Neurology (N.P., A. Malaviya, D.F., D.A., D.L., J.G., V.F., J.R., C.E., M.M., A.B., M.F.M.), Radiology (R.Z., K.H., A. McClelland, J. Burns, A.E.), and Critical Care Medicine (R.M., M.G.), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center (P.S., V.F., J.R.), Bronx, NY
| | - Richard Zampolin
- From the Departments of Neurological Surgery (E.N.E., D.J.A., R.d.l.G.R., P.C., S.R.U., J. Benton, J.D., A.T., J.F.-T., J.L., R.H., E.B.), Neurology (N.P., A. Malaviya, D.F., D.A., D.L., J.G., V.F., J.R., C.E., M.M., A.B., M.F.M.), Radiology (R.Z., K.H., A. McClelland, J. Burns, A.E.), and Critical Care Medicine (R.M., M.G.), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center (P.S., V.F., J.R.), Bronx, NY
| | - Kevin Hsu
- From the Departments of Neurological Surgery (E.N.E., D.J.A., R.d.l.G.R., P.C., S.R.U., J. Benton, J.D., A.T., J.F.-T., J.L., R.H., E.B.), Neurology (N.P., A. Malaviya, D.F., D.A., D.L., J.G., V.F., J.R., C.E., M.M., A.B., M.F.M.), Radiology (R.Z., K.H., A. McClelland, J. Burns, A.E.), and Critical Care Medicine (R.M., M.G.), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center (P.S., V.F., J.R.), Bronx, NY
| | - Andrew McClelland
- From the Departments of Neurological Surgery (E.N.E., D.J.A., R.d.l.G.R., P.C., S.R.U., J. Benton, J.D., A.T., J.F.-T., J.L., R.H., E.B.), Neurology (N.P., A. Malaviya, D.F., D.A., D.L., J.G., V.F., J.R., C.E., M.M., A.B., M.F.M.), Radiology (R.Z., K.H., A. McClelland, J. Burns, A.E.), and Critical Care Medicine (R.M., M.G.), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center (P.S., V.F., J.R.), Bronx, NY
| | - Judah Burns
- From the Departments of Neurological Surgery (E.N.E., D.J.A., R.d.l.G.R., P.C., S.R.U., J. Benton, J.D., A.T., J.F.-T., J.L., R.H., E.B.), Neurology (N.P., A. Malaviya, D.F., D.A., D.L., J.G., V.F., J.R., C.E., M.M., A.B., M.F.M.), Radiology (R.Z., K.H., A. McClelland, J. Burns, A.E.), and Critical Care Medicine (R.M., M.G.), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center (P.S., V.F., J.R.), Bronx, NY
| | - Amichai Erdfarb
- From the Departments of Neurological Surgery (E.N.E., D.J.A., R.d.l.G.R., P.C., S.R.U., J. Benton, J.D., A.T., J.F.-T., J.L., R.H., E.B.), Neurology (N.P., A. Malaviya, D.F., D.A., D.L., J.G., V.F., J.R., C.E., M.M., A.B., M.F.M.), Radiology (R.Z., K.H., A. McClelland, J. Burns, A.E.), and Critical Care Medicine (R.M., M.G.), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center (P.S., V.F., J.R.), Bronx, NY
| | - Rishi Malhotra
- From the Departments of Neurological Surgery (E.N.E., D.J.A., R.d.l.G.R., P.C., S.R.U., J. Benton, J.D., A.T., J.F.-T., J.L., R.H., E.B.), Neurology (N.P., A. Malaviya, D.F., D.A., D.L., J.G., V.F., J.R., C.E., M.M., A.B., M.F.M.), Radiology (R.Z., K.H., A. McClelland, J. Burns, A.E.), and Critical Care Medicine (R.M., M.G.), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center (P.S., V.F., J.R.), Bronx, NY
| | - Michelle Gong
- From the Departments of Neurological Surgery (E.N.E., D.J.A., R.d.l.G.R., P.C., S.R.U., J. Benton, J.D., A.T., J.F.-T., J.L., R.H., E.B.), Neurology (N.P., A. Malaviya, D.F., D.A., D.L., J.G., V.F., J.R., C.E., M.M., A.B., M.F.M.), Radiology (R.Z., K.H., A. McClelland, J. Burns, A.E.), and Critical Care Medicine (R.M., M.G.), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center (P.S., V.F., J.R.), Bronx, NY
| | - Peter Semczuk
- From the Departments of Neurological Surgery (E.N.E., D.J.A., R.d.l.G.R., P.C., S.R.U., J. Benton, J.D., A.T., J.F.-T., J.L., R.H., E.B.), Neurology (N.P., A. Malaviya, D.F., D.A., D.L., J.G., V.F., J.R., C.E., M.M., A.B., M.F.M.), Radiology (R.Z., K.H., A. McClelland, J. Burns, A.E.), and Critical Care Medicine (R.M., M.G.), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center (P.S., V.F., J.R.), Bronx, NY
| | - Jonathan Gursky
- From the Departments of Neurological Surgery (E.N.E., D.J.A., R.d.l.G.R., P.C., S.R.U., J. Benton, J.D., A.T., J.F.-T., J.L., R.H., E.B.), Neurology (N.P., A. Malaviya, D.F., D.A., D.L., J.G., V.F., J.R., C.E., M.M., A.B., M.F.M.), Radiology (R.Z., K.H., A. McClelland, J. Burns, A.E.), and Critical Care Medicine (R.M., M.G.), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center (P.S., V.F., J.R.), Bronx, NY
| | - Victor Ferastraoaru
- From the Departments of Neurological Surgery (E.N.E., D.J.A., R.d.l.G.R., P.C., S.R.U., J. Benton, J.D., A.T., J.F.-T., J.L., R.H., E.B.), Neurology (N.P., A. Malaviya, D.F., D.A., D.L., J.G., V.F., J.R., C.E., M.M., A.B., M.F.M.), Radiology (R.Z., K.H., A. McClelland, J. Burns, A.E.), and Critical Care Medicine (R.M., M.G.), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center (P.S., V.F., J.R.), Bronx, NY
| | - Jillian Rosengard
- From the Departments of Neurological Surgery (E.N.E., D.J.A., R.d.l.G.R., P.C., S.R.U., J. Benton, J.D., A.T., J.F.-T., J.L., R.H., E.B.), Neurology (N.P., A. Malaviya, D.F., D.A., D.L., J.G., V.F., J.R., C.E., M.M., A.B., M.F.M.), Radiology (R.Z., K.H., A. McClelland, J. Burns, A.E.), and Critical Care Medicine (R.M., M.G.), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center (P.S., V.F., J.R.), Bronx, NY
| | - Daniel Antoniello
- From the Departments of Neurological Surgery (E.N.E., D.J.A., R.d.l.G.R., P.C., S.R.U., J. Benton, J.D., A.T., J.F.-T., J.L., R.H., E.B.), Neurology (N.P., A. Malaviya, D.F., D.A., D.L., J.G., V.F., J.R., C.E., M.M., A.B., M.F.M.), Radiology (R.Z., K.H., A. McClelland, J. Burns, A.E.), and Critical Care Medicine (R.M., M.G.), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center (P.S., V.F., J.R.), Bronx, NY
| | - Daniel Labovitz
- From the Departments of Neurological Surgery (E.N.E., D.J.A., R.d.l.G.R., P.C., S.R.U., J. Benton, J.D., A.T., J.F.-T., J.L., R.H., E.B.), Neurology (N.P., A. Malaviya, D.F., D.A., D.L., J.G., V.F., J.R., C.E., M.M., A.B., M.F.M.), Radiology (R.Z., K.H., A. McClelland, J. Burns, A.E.), and Critical Care Medicine (R.M., M.G.), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center (P.S., V.F., J.R.), Bronx, NY
| | - Charles Esenwa
- From the Departments of Neurological Surgery (E.N.E., D.J.A., R.d.l.G.R., P.C., S.R.U., J. Benton, J.D., A.T., J.F.-T., J.L., R.H., E.B.), Neurology (N.P., A. Malaviya, D.F., D.A., D.L., J.G., V.F., J.R., C.E., M.M., A.B., M.F.M.), Radiology (R.Z., K.H., A. McClelland, J. Burns, A.E.), and Critical Care Medicine (R.M., M.G.), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center (P.S., V.F., J.R.), Bronx, NY
| | - Mark Milstein
- From the Departments of Neurological Surgery (E.N.E., D.J.A., R.d.l.G.R., P.C., S.R.U., J. Benton, J.D., A.T., J.F.-T., J.L., R.H., E.B.), Neurology (N.P., A. Malaviya, D.F., D.A., D.L., J.G., V.F., J.R., C.E., M.M., A.B., M.F.M.), Radiology (R.Z., K.H., A. McClelland, J. Burns, A.E.), and Critical Care Medicine (R.M., M.G.), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center (P.S., V.F., J.R.), Bronx, NY
| | - Alexis Boro
- From the Departments of Neurological Surgery (E.N.E., D.J.A., R.d.l.G.R., P.C., S.R.U., J. Benton, J.D., A.T., J.F.-T., J.L., R.H., E.B.), Neurology (N.P., A. Malaviya, D.F., D.A., D.L., J.G., V.F., J.R., C.E., M.M., A.B., M.F.M.), Radiology (R.Z., K.H., A. McClelland, J. Burns, A.E.), and Critical Care Medicine (R.M., M.G.), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center (P.S., V.F., J.R.), Bronx, NY
| | - Mark F Mehler
- From the Departments of Neurological Surgery (E.N.E., D.J.A., R.d.l.G.R., P.C., S.R.U., J. Benton, J.D., A.T., J.F.-T., J.L., R.H., E.B.), Neurology (N.P., A. Malaviya, D.F., D.A., D.L., J.G., V.F., J.R., C.E., M.M., A.B., M.F.M.), Radiology (R.Z., K.H., A. McClelland, J. Burns, A.E.), and Critical Care Medicine (R.M., M.G.), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center (P.S., V.F., J.R.), Bronx, NY
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