If you thought COVID-19 couldn't get worse, it may just have.
Pravin George, a neurointensivist at the Cleveland Clinic, said hallucinations and delirium are becoming more common among COVID-19 patients. It’s rare for someone to distinguish a hallucination from reality, then remember it afterward – like Schneider.
Hospitals have long been judged on quality of care. These new rankings grade their commitment to community, too The Cleveland Clinic said symptoms of hypoactive delirium include withdrawal, apathy, laziness and decreased responsiveness. Hyperactive delirium is characterized by anxiety, restlessness, rapid changes in emotion and hallucinations.
Then another hallucination appeared. As she lay in the hospital bed intubated and heavily sedated, her late husband, aunt, sister and grandmother appeared in the room with a message.Schneider's condition improved after that last hallucination. She was taken off the ventilator after several days and released from the hospital the following week.
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