One-Year Retrospective Review of Psychiatric Consultations in Lassa Fever, Southern Nigeria

One-Year Retrospective Review of Psychiatric Consultations in Lassa Fever, Southern Nigeria

We conducted a retrospective review of psychiatric consultations for hospitalized patients with Lassa fever in southern Nigeria. Ten (8.8%) of 113 patients had psychiatric consultations. Delirium was the most common psychiatric manifestation complicating Lassa fever. Findings suggest that psychiatr...

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Main Authors: Esther O. Okogbenin, Michael O. Obagaye, Benjamin E. Aweh, Williams O. Eriyo, Sylvanus A. Okogbenin, Peter O. Okokhere
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020-12-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
psychiatric manifestations
delirium
Lassa fever
psychiatric consultations
Nigeria
viruses
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/12/20-0084_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/12/20-0084_article

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