Preliminary Findings on Cognitive Dysfunction in University-Educated Patients After Mild COVID-19 Disease.
Arch Rehabil Res Clin Transl
; 5(4): 100294, 2023 Dec.
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ABSTRACT
Objective:
To investigate cognitive functioning in patients with higher education having post COVID-19 condition.Design:
Prospective cohort study.Setting:
Outpatient rehabilitation clinic.Participants:
Patients (N=38; mean age, 48.5y; 71% women) at the Cognitive Post COVID-19 Clinic at Danderyd University Hospital in Stockholm, Sweden, who sought health care because of self-experienced cognitive problems. All had at least 4 years of university education and an initially mild infection (ie, most were not hospital admitted, none were admitted to intensive care).Interventions:
Not applicable. Main OutcomeMeasures:
Cognitive test performance assessed with a comprehensive neuropsychological test battery including Information, Matrix Reasoning, Coding, and Digit Span from Wechsler's Adult Intelligence Scale-IV, Buschke Selective Reminding Test, Rey Complex Figure Test, Ruff 2&7, Color-Word Interference Test, Verbal Fluency, and Trail Making Test. The mean time between the infection and the assessment was 18 months.Results:
Cognitive deficits were evident on tests of verbal learning and memory (Buschke Selective Reminding Test) and selective attention (Ruff 2&7). Approximately 50% of the participants had scores lower than 1 SD below the mean in the norm group on the measures of verbal learning and memory. When estimated premorbid cognitive functioning was accounted for, deficits were suggested in most cognitive domains.Conclusions:
Post COVID-19 condition seems to be associated with cognitive deficits, even in patients with high education and an initially mild infection.
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Arch Rehabil Res Clin Transl
Año:
2023
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Article
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