COVID-19 has hit the entire world since late 2019 and is starting to be medically better known. Its clinical presentation is atypical in the elderly. Acute confusion is a sometimes unrecognized warning sign. It is also an element of severity of COVID-19. This viral infection should be systematically investigated for any confusional syndrome in the elderly population.
Keywords: COVID-19; Covid-19; confusional syndrome; elderly; emergency; personne âgée; prevention; prévention; syndrome confusionnel; urgence.
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