MUŽLAYOVÁ, Patrícia, Pavlína DANHOFER, Klára ŠPANĚLOVÁ, Senad KOLÁŘ, Ondřej HORÁK, Jozef KLUČKA, Petr ŠTOURAČ, Jan ŠENKYŘÍK, Miriam MALÁ and Lukáš HOMOLA. Prevalence of neurological complications in children hospitalized with SARS-CoV-2 infection or MIS-C in children - single center observational study. Ceska a slovenska neurologie a neurochirurgie. PRAGUE: Czech Medical Association J.E. Purkyne, 2024, vol. 87, No 3, p. 213-219. ISSN 1210-7859. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.48095/cccsnn2024213.
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Original name Prevalence of neurological complications in children hospitalized with SARS-CoV-2 infection or MIS-C in children - single center observational study
Authors MUŽLAYOVÁ, Patrícia (703 Slovakia, belonging to the institution), Pavlína DANHOFER (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Klára ŠPANĚLOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Senad KOLÁŘ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Ondřej HORÁK (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Jozef KLUČKA (703 Slovakia, belonging to the institution), Petr ŠTOURAČ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Jan ŠENKYŘÍK (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Miriam MALÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Lukáš HOMOLA (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution).
Edition Ceska a slovenska neurologie a neurochirurgie, PRAGUE, Czech Medical Association J.E. Purkyne, 2024, 1210-7859.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Article in a journal
Field of Study 30210 Clinical neurology
Country of publisher Czech Republic
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
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Impact factor Impact factor: 0.500 in 2022
Organization unit Faculty of Medicine
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.48095/cccsnn2024213
UT WoS 001296098700001
Keywords in English SARS-CoV-2 infection; MIS-C - children; neurological complications; epidemiology
Tags 14110216, 14110318, 14110320, 14110322, 14110528
Tags International impact, Reviewed
Changed by Changed by: Mgr. Tereza Miškechová, učo 341652. Changed: 2/9/2024 12:11.
Abstract
Introduction: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has caused the enduring global COVID-19 pandemic, which has already begun in late 2019. The virus affects various organs, including the nervous system. This study investigates neurological complications in children with COVID-19 or multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) in the South Moravia region (Czech republic), where a high COVID-19 rate among children (35.790/100.000) allows for a comprehensive analysis. Methods: Data from the University Hospital Brno (from March 2020 to February 2022) were analyzed to study two groups of hospitalized children diagnosed with COVID-19 or MIS-C: one experiencing neurological complications, and the other without neurological symptoms. The analysis included demographics, admission reasons, infection severity and progression, objective neurological findings, hospitalization details, MIS-C presence and therapies used. Descriptive statistics and statistical testing were employed to assess how individual factors influenced neurological complication rates within these groups. Results: Among 420 hospitalized children with COVID-19 or MIS-C, 26 (6.2%) had neurological complications. Preexisting neurological deficits increased the likelihood of worse outcomes (P = 0.0224). Significant differences in hospitalization length (P = 0.0012), infection severity (P = 0.0052), and outcome (P < 0.0001) occurred between groups. Conclusion: Continuous monitoring and further research on neurological complications in children with COVID-19 or MIS-C are crucial for better understanding of the course of the disease and minimize complications after infection.
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