2024
Neuropsychiatric complications of coronavirus disease 2019: Mount Sinai Health System cohort study
Gururangan K, Peschansky V, Van Hyfte G, Agarwal P, Blank L, Mathew B, Goldstein J, Kwon C, McCarthy L, Cohen A, Chan A, Deng P, Dhamoon M, Gutzwiller E, Hao Q, He C, Klenofsky B, Lemus H, Marcuse L, Navis A, Heredia Nunez W, Luckey M, Schorr E, Singh A, Tantillo G, Ufongene C, Young J, Balchandani P, Festa J, Naasan G, Charney A, Nadkarni G, Jetté N. Neuropsychiatric complications of coronavirus disease 2019: Mount Sinai Health System cohort study. Journal Of Neurology 2024, 271: 3991-4007. PMID: 38656620, DOI: 10.1007/s00415-024-12370-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIn-hospital mortalityAssociated with lower oddsHigher odds of mortalityResultsOur study cohortElectronic medical record databaseChart reviewNeuropsychiatric complicationsNew York City health systemOdds of mortalityAssociated with in-hospital mortalityMultivariate logistic regressionMedical record databaseHealth systemLower oddsHigher oddsIndividual chart reviewSerum inflammatory marker levelsCohort studyPre-existing comorbiditiesRecord databaseCOVID-19Logistic regressionTreated with anticoagulationInflammatory marker levelsComplication of coronavirus disease
2023
Older adults with epilepsy and COVID-19: Outcomes in a multi-hospital health system
Ufongene C, Van Hyfte G, Agarwal P, Goldstein J, Mathew B, Navis A, McCarthy L, Kwon C, Gururangan K, Balchandani P, Marcuse L, Naasan G, Singh A, Young J, Charney A, Nadkarni G, Jette N, Blank L, Group S. Older adults with epilepsy and COVID-19: Outcomes in a multi-hospital health system. Seizure 2023, 114: 33-39. PMID: 38039805, PMCID: PMC10841585, DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2023.11.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCOVID-19EpilepsyHospital MortalityHospitalizationHospitalsHumansLength of StayRetrospective StudiesSARS-CoV-2ConceptsInternational Classification of DiseasesLength of stayOlder adultsDischarge dispositionHigher in-hospital mortalityHealth systemIn-hospital deathIn-hospital mortalityMulti-hospital health systemOdds of in-hospital deathAssociated with increased oddsAssociated with increased odds of in-hospital deathNew York health systemMultivariate logistic regression modelClassification of DiseasesConsecutive older patientsAssociated with higher in-hospital mortalityLogistic regression modelsCompare in-hospital outcomesFactors associated with mortalityNon-routine discharge dispositionAssociated with higher ratesOlder peopleInternational ClassificationAdmitted with COVID-19In‐hospital outcomes in patients with and without epilepsy diagnosed with COVID‐19—A cohort study
Ufongene C, Van Hyfte G, Agarwal P, Blank L, Goldstein J, Mathew B, Lin J, Navis A, McCarthy L, Gururangan K, Peschansky V, Kwon C, Cohen A, Chan A, Dhamoon M, Deng P, Gutzwiller E, Hao Q, He C, Nunez W, Klenofsky B, Lemus H, Marcuse L, Roberts M, Schorr E, Singh A, Tantillo G, Young J, Balchandani P, Festa J, Naasan G, Charney A, Nadkarni G, Jetté N. In‐hospital outcomes in patients with and without epilepsy diagnosed with COVID‐19—A cohort study. Epilepsia 2023, 64: 2725-2737. PMID: 37452760, DOI: 10.1111/epi.17715.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCohort StudiesCOVID-19EpilepsyHospital MortalityHospitalsHumansLength of StayRetrospective StudiesConceptsLength of stayNon-routine dischargeCharlson Comorbidity IndexIn-hospital outcomesHigher Charlson comorbidity indexFactors associated with higher oddsIntensive care unitInternational Classification of DiseasesOlder ageAssociated with COVID-19 mortalityRegression modelsClassification of DiseasesDecreased LOSLonger length of stayLogistic regression modelsAssociated with mortalityHealth systemOrdinary least squares regression modelsCOVID-19 mortalityOlder adultsRetrospective study of patientsInternational ClassificationHigher oddsMulticenter health systemEvaluate in-hospital outcomes
2022
Electroencephalography at the height of a pandemic: EEG findings in patients with COVID-19
Tantillo G, Jetté N, Gururangan K, Agarwal P, Marcuse L, Singh A, Goldstein J, Kwon C, Dhamoon M, Navis A, Nadkarni G, Charney A, Young J, Blank L, Fields M, Yoo J. Electroencephalography at the height of a pandemic: EEG findings in patients with COVID-19. Clinical Neurophysiology 2022, 137: 102-112. PMID: 35305494, PMCID: PMC8901228, DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2022.03.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19 patientsHospitalized COVID-19 patientsSeizure risk factorsSevere COVID-19VEEG findingsRisk factorsMost COVID-19 patientsCOVID-19New York City hospitalsRetrospective chart reviewAcute cerebral injurySeizure-like movementsVEEG monitoringCerebral injuryChart reviewCritical illnessElectroencephalogram findingsRenal failureHemorrhagic strokeEEG findingsEpileptiform abnormalitiesCity HospitalPatientsSharp wavesPeriodic discharges