Confusion may be a sign of Covid, according to recent studies.
A JAMA Network Open study, published Nov. 19, found that 28% of older, Covid-19-infected patients in seven U.S. emergency departments were in a confused state of mind.
When the research team at Massachusetts General Hospital analyzed data from 817 patients with Covid-19 aged 65 and over, confusion - also known as delirium - was the sixth most common symptom and was a major symptom in 16% of patients. patients. Also, 37% of patients with this symptom did not have any of the more typical symptoms of Covid-19, such as fever or breathing problems.
Another previous study on Covid-19, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, supports the link between Covid and confusion.
Confusion is a symptom that makes people feel as if they do not think clearly, feel disoriented and find it difficult to concentrate or make decisions. Confusion is also referred to as disorientation. In the most extreme state, it is called delirium.
Confusion as a symptom Covid-19 seems to hit the elderly more often and this has not come as a surprise to experts, as even in previous epidemics neurological symptoms have been observed, due to the common characteristics of viruses.
Sources: Health, Healthline, WebMD
