neurological manifestations of patients hospitalized with coronavirus disease 2019 in babol, iran

Background: the coronavirus disease 2019 (covid-19) has been associated with a wide range of clinical symptoms. objectives: the present study aims to investigate the neurological manifestations among patients hospitalized with covid-19 in rouhani hospital in babol. methods: this is a descriptive crosssectional survey conducted in march and april 2020 on patients admitted to rouhani hospital in babol with covid-19. a number of 230 medical records were selected randomly from a list. the data were collected using the demographic characteristics questionnaire and a checklist for the neurological symptoms. results: among the 230 patients with covid-19 (mean [sd] age, 59.85 [16.22] years; 138 men [60%]), 127 (56%) patients had at least one neurologic symptom. the most common symptoms of the central nervous system disorder were headache (34%), dizziness (25%), and impaired consciousness (20%), and the most prevalent symptoms of the peripheral nervous system disorder were taste impairment (17%) and smell impairment (16%). the occurrence of transient ischemic attack (tia) in women was significantly higher than in men (p = 0.02). moreover, the incidence of dizziness, impaired consciousness, ataxia, cerebrovascular accident (cva), anorexia, and smell impairment had a significant relationship with age (p< 0.05). conclusions: the neurological manifestations are prevalent and substantial among patients with covid-19. therefore, it is suggested that the healthcare workers take these symptoms seriously, especially in the outbreak of covid-19, and take the pertinent preventive and protective measures.