The severe form of COVID-19 tends to be associated with neurological deficits. Among patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), who benefited from mechanical ventilation and were examined after discontinuation of sedation and neuromuscular blockade, 69% presented with agitation, 65% confusion, 67% corticospinal tract signs and 33% dysexecutive syndrome. In this article the authors, describe the pattern of cognitive deficits in a series of 13 consecutive inpatients hospitalised in the Lausanne University Hospital, who were examined during the post-critical acute stage of severe COVID-19.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jnnp-2020-325173