Covid-19 Delirium

November 19, 2020

A study published in JAMA Network today found that 1/3 of elderly patients presenting to an emergency department with COVID-19 had delirium and that delirium was the sixth most common presenting symptom, sometimes even with in the absence of the typical fever, cough, or shortness of breath.

A study published in JAMA Network today found that 1/3 of elderly patients presenting to an emergency department with COVID-19 had delirium and that delirium was the sixth most common presenting symptom, sometimes even with in the absence of the typical fever, cough, or shortness of breath.