From the Department of Neurology (S.B., C.M.C., C.F.), Fondazione IRCCS San Gerardo dei Tintori, Monza; Department of Medicine and Surgery (S.B., C.M.C., C.F.), University of Milano Bicocca; The Milan Center for Neuroscience (NeuroMI) (S.B., G.G., C.F.); Neurology Unit and Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences (V.C., S. Gipponi, A. Padovani), University of Brescia; Unit of Neurology and Neurophysiology (G.C., M.G., M.S.), ASST PG23, Bergamo; Santa Maria della Misericordia University Hospital (G.P., M.V.), Udine, Italy; San Marino Neurological Unit (B.V., S. Guttmann), San Marino Hospital; The Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research IRCCS (E. Bianchi, E. Beghi), Milan; Department of Medical Area (DAME) (M.V.), University of Udine; Neurology Unit (M.S.C.), ASST Valcamonica, Esine, Brescia; USL Centro Toscana (P. Palumbo), Neurology Unit, Nuovo Ospedale Santo Stefano, Prato; Department of Neurology and Stroke Unit (G.G., E.C.A.), Niguarda, Milan; Department of Neurology and Department of Clinical Neurophysiology AOU Modena (S. Meletti), University of Modena and Reggio Emilia; Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophtalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health (C.S.), University of Genoa; Ospedale Santa Maria del Carmine di Rovereto (D.O.), Trento; Neurology Unit (M.F.), IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan; Department of Neurology (A.Z.), Metropolitan Stroke Network, Ospedale Maggiore, Bologna; Department of Neurology (P.B.), Ospedale A. Manzoni ASST Lecco; University of Milan (L.T., L.P., A. Priori); Neurology Unit (L.T., A. Priori), ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo; Aldo Ravelli Center for Neurotechnology and Experimental Brain Therapeutics (L.T.), Milan; IRCCS Institute of Neurological Science of Bologna (P.C.); DIBINEM (P.C.), University of Bologna; UOC Neurology (M.B.), ASST Vimercate; Department of Neurology (V.D.G.), ASST Cremona; Neurophysiopathology Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, Rome, Italy; Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neurosciences and Sense Organs (D.P.), University of Bari; Department of Neurology and Laboratory of Neuroscience (F.V., V.S.), IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano; "Dino Ferrari" Center (F.V., V.S.), Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, Università degli Studi di Milano; Neurology Division (S.C.), "S. Maria" University Hospital, Terni; IRCCS Mondino Foundation (A. Pisani), Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, University of Pavia; Department of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Services (V.L.R.), IRCCS ISMETT, Palermo; Department of Neurology 2 (L.M.), Careggi University Hospital, Florence; Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery (D.V.R.), ASST di Mantova; Clinical Neurology Unit (P. Manganotti), Cattinara University Hospital, University of Trieste; Department of Neurology (D.L.A.S.), AORN S.Giovanni Moscati, Avellino; Neurology and Stroke Unit (A.F.), Neuroscience Department, ASST-Lecco, Merate; Department of Neurology (M.P.), Ospedale San Filippo Neri, Rome; IRCCS Centro Neurolesi Bonino-Pulejo (S. Marino), Messina; Department of Neurology (P. Polverino), IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Milan; Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (U.A.), Magna Graecia University of Catanzaro; Department of Biotechnological and Clinical Sciences (R.O.), University of L'Aquila; Department of Neurology (E.P.), Ospedale Valduce, Como; Neurological Clinic (G.S.), University of Pisa; Department of Neurology (P. Merlo), Humanitas Gavazzeni, Bergamo; Department of Neurology (M.C.), S. Luigi Gonzaga Hospital, Orbassano; Ospedale Luigi Sacco (L.P.), Milan; IRCCS Institute of Neurological Science of Bologna (A.L.), UOSI Multiple Sclerosis Rehabilitation; Department of Biomedical Science and Neuromotricity (A.L.), University of Bologna; Department of Neurology (S.A.), Fermo; Department of Neurosciences (A.D.R.), Federico II University, Naples; Neurology Unit and Department of Neurosciences (S. Monaco), University of Verona; IRCCS Fondazione Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico (A. Priori), Milan; and Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences (G.T.), University of Campania, Naples, Italy.
Neurology. 2023 Aug 29;101(9):e892-e903. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000207534. Epub 2023 Jul 6.
A variety of neurologic disorders have been reported as presentations or complications of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection. The objective of this study was to determine their incidence dynamics and long-term functional outcome.
The Neuro-COVID Italy study was a multicenter, observational, cohort study with ambispective recruitment and prospective follow-up. Consecutive hospitalized patients presenting new neurologic disorders associated with COVID-19 infection (neuro-COVID), independently from respiratory severity, were systematically screened and actively recruited by neurology specialists in 38 centers in Italy and the Republic of San Marino. The primary outcomes were incidence of neuro-COVID cases during the first 70 weeks of the pandemic (March 2020-June 2021) and long-term functional outcome at 6 months, categorized as full recovery, mild symptoms, disabling symptoms, or death.
Among 52,759 hospitalized patients with COVID-19, 1,865 patients presenting 2,881 new neurologic disorders associated with COVID-19 infection (neuro-COVID) were recruited. The incidence of neuro-COVID cases significantly declined over time, comparing the first 3 pandemic waves (8.4%, 95% CI 7.9-8.9; 5.0%, 95% CI 4.7-5.3; 3.3%, 95% CI 3.0-3.6, respectively; = 0.027). The most frequent neurologic disorders were acute encephalopathy (25.2%), hyposmia-hypogeusia (20.2%), acute ischemic stroke (18.4%), and cognitive impairment (13.7%). The onset of neurologic disorders was more common in the prodromic phase (44.3%) or during the acute respiratory illness (40.9%), except for cognitive impairment whose onset prevailed during recovery (48.4%). A good functional outcome was achieved by most patients with neuro-COVID (64.6%) during follow-up (median 6.7 months), and the proportion of good outcome increased throughout the study period ( = 0.29, 95% CI 0.05-0.50; = 0.019). Mild residual symptoms were frequently reported (28.1%) while disabling symptoms were common only in stroke survivors (47.6%).
Incidence of COVID-associated neurologic disorders decreased during the prevaccination phase of the pandemic. Long-term functional outcome was favorable in most neuro-COVID disorders, although mild symptoms commonly lasted more than 6 months after infection.
多种神经系统疾病已被报道为 2019 年冠状病毒病(COVID-19)感染的表现或并发症。本研究的目的是确定其发病动态和长期功能结局。
意大利神经 COVID 研究是一项多中心、观察性、队列研究,具有前瞻性招募和前瞻性随访。在意大利和圣马力诺共和国的 38 个中心,由神经病学专家系统筛选和积极招募新出现的与 COVID-19 感染相关的神经系统疾病(神经 COVID)的连续住院患者,这些患者与呼吸严重程度无关。主要结局是在大流行的前 70 周(2020 年 3 月至 2021 年 6 月)期间神经 COVID 病例的发生率和 6 个月时的长期功能结局,分为完全恢复、轻度症状、致残症状或死亡。
在 52759 例 COVID-19 住院患者中,有 1865 例患者出现 2881 例新的与 COVID-19 感染相关的神经系统疾病(神经 COVID)。神经 COVID 病例的发生率随着时间的推移显著下降,与前 3 个大流行波相比(8.4%,95%CI 7.9-8.9;5.0%,95%CI 4.7-5.3;3.3%,95%CI 3.0-3.6; = 0.027)。最常见的神经系统疾病是急性脑病(25.2%)、嗅觉味觉减退(20.2%)、急性缺血性中风(18.4%)和认知障碍(13.7%)。神经系统疾病的发病更常见于前驱期(44.3%)或急性呼吸道疾病期(40.9%),但认知障碍的发病更常见于恢复期(48.4%)。大多数神经 COVID 患者在随访期间(中位随访 6.7 个月)获得了良好的功能结局(64.6%),并且随着研究时间的推移,良好结局的比例不断增加( = 0.29,95%CI 0.05-0.50; = 0.019)。经常报告有轻微的残留症状(28.1%),而只有中风幸存者常见致残症状(47.6%)。
在大流行的疫苗接种前阶段,COVID 相关神经系统疾病的发病率下降。大多数神经 COVID 疾病的长期功能结局良好,但感染后 6 个月以上仍常有轻度症状。