Khushminder Chahal, MD Consultation-Liaison Psychiatrist Guelph General Hospital Homewood Health Centre Guelph, Ontario, Canada Assistant Clinical Professor Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences McMaster University Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Although primarily considered a respiratory illness, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) also may have the potential to invade the CNS and cause neuropsychiatric symptoms, such as impaired consciousness, encephalitis, or a loss of taste or smell. When assessing a patient who presents with confusion, be vigilant for the possibility of COVID-19.
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