Inappropriateness of the Glasgow Coma Scale for Consciousness Assessment in COVID-19 Patients

Ting Zhang^{1

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Affiliations

¹ Department of Rehabilitation, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University (CHCMU), Chongqing, China.
² National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders, Chongqing, China.
³ Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, Chongqing, China.
⁴ China International Science and Technology Cooperation base of Child development and Critical Disorders, Chongqing, China.
⁵ Chongqing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Chongqing, China.

Comment

Ting Zhang et al. Ann Neurol. 2022 Nov.

. 2022 Nov;92(5):906.

doi: 10.1002/ana.26476. Epub 2022 Aug 26.

Ting Zhang^{1

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5}, Ningning Chen^{1

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5}, Tingsong Li^{1

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¹ Department of Rehabilitation, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University (CHCMU), Chongqing, China.
² National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders, Chongqing, China.
³ Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, Chongqing, China.
⁴ China International Science and Technology Cooperation base of Child development and Critical Disorders, Chongqing, China.
⁵ Chongqing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Chongqing, China.

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Conflict of interest statement

Nothing to report.

Prolonged Unconsciousness is Common in COVID-19 and Associated with Hypoxemia.
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