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Development of criteria for cognitive dysfunction in post-COVID syndrome: the IC-CoDi-COVID approach (preprint)
medrxiv; 2022.
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in English
| medRxiv | ID: ppzbmed-10.1101.2022.10.21.22281239
ABSTRACT
Background. We aimed to develop objective criteria for cognitive dysfunction associated with the post-COVID syndrome. Methods. Four hundred and four patients with post-COVID syndrome from two centers were evaluated with comprehensive neuropsychological batteries. The International Classification for Cognitive Disorders in Epilepsy (IC-CoDE) framework was adapted and implemented. A complementary data-driven approach based on unsupervised machine-learning clustering algorithms was also used to evaluate the optimal classification and cutoff points. Results. According to the developed criteria, 41.2% and 17.3% of the sample were classified as having at least one cognitive domain impaired using -1 and -1.5 standard deviations as cutoff points. Attention/processing speed was the most frequently impaired domain. There were no differences in base rates of cognitive impairment between the two centers. Clustering analysis revealed two clusters according to the severity of cognitive impairment, but there was no difference in cognitive profiles. Cognitive impairment was associated with younger age and lower education levels, but not hospitalization. Conclusions. We propose a harmonization of the criteria to define and classify cognitive impairment in the post-COVID syndrome. These criteria may be extrapolated to other neuropsychological batteries and settings, contributing to the diagnosis of cognitive deficits after COVID-19 and facilitating multicenter studies to guide biomarker investigation and therapies.
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Cognition Disorders
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COVID-19
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English
Year:
2022
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