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STUDY ON THE STATUS, RELATED FACTORS NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATIONS IN POST-COVID-19 PATIENTS AT KIEN GIANG GENERAL HOSPITAL IN 2022-2023
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Background: People infected with Covid-19 develop significant neurological complications after Covid-19. Objective: To survey the prevalence and related factors to neurological complications in post-Covid-19 patients at Kien Giang General Hospital in 2022-2023. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study with analysis was conducted on 345 patients infected with Covid-19 who came for examination at Kien Giang General Hospital. Results: The rate of post-Covid-19 patients with neurological complications was 48.7%. The rates of specific neurological complications were as follows, fatigue 32.8%, brain fog 6.1%, headache 11%, insomnia 1.4%, depressed level of consciousness 3.8%, dizziness 2.9%, dysgeusia 20.9%, anosmia 26.1%, muscle weakness 2.3%, muscle pain 27.8%, acute cerebrovascular disease 4.9%, seizures 0.3%, Guillaine – Barré syndrome 0%. Through univariate analysis, we found seven statistically significant factors in association with neurological complications in post-Covid-19 patients: Age, gender, place of residence, body mass index (BMI), vaccination against Covid-19, patient with a history of previous severe Covid-19 infection, underlying disease. Conclusion: Fatigue is a common complication in post-COVID-19 patients. Related factors such as age, sex, place of residence, body mass index, vaccination against Covid-19, patients with a history of previous severe Covid-19 infection, and underlying diseases were related to the variables. Post-COVID-19 infection.
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Post-Covid-19 neurological complications, Kien Giang General Hospital
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