Yen-Ju Chu, Lee-Chin Wong, Che-Sheng Ho, Jia-Yun Huang, I-Chun Lee, Hsin-Pei Wang, Cheng-Hsien Huang, Chia-Jui Hsu, Wen-Hsin Hsu, Yu-Chia Kao, Bi-Chun Duan, Inn-Chi Lee, Yung-Ting Kuo, Fu-Man Chang, Su-Ching Hu, Chang-Chun Wu, Lung-Chang Lin, Wan-Ling Hsiao, Chuan-Yu Wang, Kun-Long Hung, Hsiao-Ju Chi, Shi-Bing Wong, Wang-Tso Lee
BACKGROUND: The SARS-CoV-2 virus has been a global public health threat since December 2019. This study aims to investigate the neurological characteristics and risk factors of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Taiwanese children, using data from a collaborative registry. METHODS: A retrospective, cross-sectional, multi-center study was done using an online network of pediatric neurological COVID-19 cohort collaborative registry. RESULTS: A total of 11160 COVID-19-associated emergency department (ED) visits and 1079 hospitalizations were analyzed...
February 14, 2024: Journal of the Formosan Medical Association