| Id |
Subject |
Object |
Predicate |
Lexical cue |
| T170 |
0-194 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Encephalopathy, which often presents in infectious disease patients as delirium, is a brain disorder that causes acute or subacute dysfunction in terms of consciousness or altered mental states. |
| T171 |
195-348 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The elderly, people with cognitive deficits, and people with hypertension are elevated risk for developing an altered mental state with COVID-19 [52,74]. |
| T172 |
349-501 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Cerebral edema, a dangerous condition which can cause elevated intracranial pressure and encephalopathy, has been identified in COVID-19 decedents [75]. |
| T173 |
502-665 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Those with a history of neurological damage and acute respiratory distress are at elevated risk for developing encephalopathy as the initial COVID-19 symptom [76]. |
| T174 |
666-814 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The risk becomes greater as the COVID-19 becomes more severe; altered consciousness occurs in 2.4% of mild and 15% of severe COVID-19 patients [52]. |
| T175 |
815-925 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The risk for delirium, like the risk for worse outcomes with COVID-19, is also associated with older age [77]. |
| T176 |
926-1050 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The use of sedatives, which is common in critically ill patients, may also be associated with the risk for delirium [78,79]. |
| T177 |
1051-1314 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Social distancing mandated for COVID-19 may actually contribute to the rate of delirium of certain COVID-19 patients, who may feel desperate and panicked as they are isolated, separated from family, alone, and/or denied religious support from a clergyperson [77]. |
