Neurological Manifestations of COVID-19 Patients in Tertiary Care Hospital of Lahore

Abstract

Objective: This study was done to find out the neurological manifestations of COVID-19 patients presenting
in Services Hospital Lahore.
Method: It is a prospective observational study done at Services Hospital Lahore where a total 194 patients
were enrolled in the study through consecutive sampling.
Results: 99(51%) of them were male and 95(49%) of them were female. Neurological manifestations of
COVID-19 infection in our patients included myalgia which was present in 95(49.0%), headache was present
in 87(44.8%), dizziness was seen in 38(19.6%), anosmia was reported by 31(16%), 19(9.8%) patients were
confused, 9(4.6%) patients had neuropathic pain, 7(3.6%) patients had loss of vision, 4(2.1%) patients had
Ischemic Stroke, 3(1.5%) patients had ataxia, 3(1.5%) presented with seizures, 3(1.5%) had a axonal
neuropathy, 1(0.5%) patient presented in a coma, 1(0.5%) had encephalitis, 1(0.5%) had a haemorrhagic
stroke, and 1(0.5%) patient presented with demyelinating neuropathy.
Conclusion: It is evident from a review of literature that many researches have highlighted similar
neurological manifestations associated with COVID-19 infections as our study. Clinicians should be aware
about the diverse neurological presentations of COVID-19 infections. Presentations without typical risk
factors or in atypical age groups should especially prompt diagnostic testing for COVID-19 Infection.

How to cite: Aslam MA, Bashir Q, Azeem GM, Munir MJ, Usman M. Neurological Manifestations of COVID-19 Patients in
Tertiary Care Hospital of Lahores. Esculapio - JSIMS 2022;18(01):11-14.