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  • Neurological Manifestations...
    Vivisenco, Iolanda Cristina; Lescaie, Andreea; Dragomirescu, Ana; Ioniță, Ioana Cătălina; Florescu, Irina; Ciocea, Bogdan; Grama, Andreea Rodica; Crăciun, Maria-Dorina; Chivu, Carmen-Daniela; Ulmeanu, Coriolan Emil; Nițescu, Viorela Gabriela

    Viruses, 06/2024, Letnik: 16, Številka: 6
    Journal Article

    This study analyzed the neurological manifestation profiles of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection across pandemic waves in pediatric patients. The study collected data on patients aged between 0 and 18 years, diagnosed with acute SARS-CoV-2 infection, admitted to a pediatric tertiary hospital between 1 March 2020 and 28 February 2023. This study included 1677 patients. Neurological manifestations were noted in 10% (n = 168) of patients with a median age of 3.2 years (interquartile range: 1–11.92). Neurological manifestations were significantly associated with the pandemic waves (p = 0.006) and age groups (p < 0.001). Seizures were noted in 4.2% of cases and reached an increasing frequency over time (p = 0.001), but were not associated with age groups. Febrile seizures accounted for the majority of seizures. Headache was reported in 2.6% of cases and had similar frequencies across the pandemic waves and age groups. Muscular involvement was noted in 2% of cases, reached a decreasing frequency over time (p < 0.001), and showed different frequencies among the age groups. Neurological manifestations of acute SARS-CoV-2 infection exhibit distinct patterns, depending on the pandemic wave and patient age group. The Wuhan and Omicron waves involved the nervous system more often than the other waves.