Neuropsychological manifestations of long COVID in hospitalized and non-hospitalized Brazilian Patients.
NeuroRehabilitation
; 50(4): 391-400, 2022.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1902895
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
There has been a significant increase in number of patients seeking neuropsychological rehabilitation months after the acute phase of COVID-19 infection.OBJECTIVE:
Identify the cognitive and psychiatric disorders in patients with long COVID or Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID (PASC) and explore the association between disease severity during the acute phase and persistent neuropsychological manifestations.METHODS:
614 adults were assessed an average of eight months post-infection. Participants were, on average, 47.6 y.o., who sought rehabilitation for neuropsychological problems. Patients were evaluated using the Barrow Neurological Institute Screen for Higher Cerebral Functions (BNIS), Phonemic Verbal Fluency and Clock Drawing tests (NEUPSILIN) for executive functions, and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS).RESULTS:
The BNIS score was significantly below reference values in all subscales, especially affect and memory. Verbal Fluency and Clock Drawing subtest results were also lower. Patients with PASC tested high for anxiety/depression, but there was no statistically significant relationship between HADS and BNIS scores. Neuropsychological evaluations showed no differences in cognitive or psychiatric profiles between hospitalized and non-hospitalized patients.CONCLUSIONS:
Neuropsychological results suggest executive function problems and high incidence of anxiety/depression, irrespective of acute-phase severity, underscoring a need for neurorehabilitation programs while providing data for public policy initiatives.Keywords
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Anxiety
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Cognition Disorders
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Depression
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
English
Journal:
NeuroRehabilitation
Journal subject:
Neurology
/
Rehabilitation
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
NRE-228020
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