Prolonged Unconsciousness Following Severe COVID-19.
Journal
Neurology
ISSN: 1526-632X
Titre abrégé: Neurology
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0401060
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
09 03 2021
09 03 2021
Historique:
received:
14
08
2020
accepted:
23
11
2020
pubmed:
15
1
2021
medline:
17
3
2021
entrez:
14
1
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
We report a case series of patients with prolonged but reversible unconsciousness after coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-related severe respiratory failure. A case series of patients who were admitted to the intensive care unit due to COVID-19-related acute respiratory failure is described. After cessation of sedatives, the described cases all showed a prolonged comatose state. Diagnostic neurologic workup did not show signs of devastating brain injury. The clinical pattern of awakening started with early eye opening without obeying commands and persistent flaccid weakness in all cases. Time between cessation of sedatives to the first moment of being fully responsive with obeying commands ranged from 8 to 31 days. Prolonged unconsciousness in patients with severe respiratory failure due to COVID-19 can be fully reversible, warranting a cautious approach for prognostication based on a prolonged state of unconsciousness.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33443134
pii: WNL.0000000000011355
doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000011355
pmc: PMC8055315
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Journal Article
Multicenter Study
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
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Pagination
e1437-e1442Commentaires et corrections
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Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2020 The Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of the American Academy of Neurology.
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