ArticleNeurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology2022
Limited evidence for neuropsychological dysfunction in patients initially affected by severe COVID-19.
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- Long-term neuropsychological consequences of severe COVID-19 infection: the NEUROCOG-COVID study.Journal of neurology · 2025Article
- Anosmia predicts memory impairment in post-COVID-19 syndrome: results of a neuropsychological cohort study.European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience · 2025Article
- Medium- and Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 in a Population of Patients Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit: Cognitive and Psychological Sequelae and Quality of Life Six Months and One Year after Discharge.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Cognitive impairment in post-acute COVID-19 syndrome: a scoping review.Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria · 2023Article
- The impact of COVID-19 on online medical education: a knowledge graph analysis based on co-term analysis.BMC medical education · 2023Article
- The Impact of COVID-19 Lockdown Measures and COVID-19 Infection on Cognitive Functions: A Review in Healthy and Neurological Populations.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Review
- Monitoring cognitive and psychological alterations in COVID-19 patients: A longitudinal neuropsychological study.Journal of the neurological sciences · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), resulting in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), has caused a pandemic. There is now considerable evidence that neuropsychological functions could be affected. We further tested this hypothesis on a sample of post COVID-19 patients, who, initially, had been severely affected.
methodsWe tested 22 post COVID-19 patients who, after the intensive care unit (all but one), were admitted to our rehabilitation unit to be treated for severe post COVID-19 sequelae. All patients were administered a comprehensive neuropsychological battery including measures assessing perceptual, attentive, mnestic, linguistic, and executive functions, and overall cognitive status. The patients were also administered rehabilitation measures including scales for investigating aerobic capacity/endurance deficits, dyspnea, and fatigue.
resultsOur findings revealed that evidence of neuropsychological disorders in post COVID-19 patients was very limited. Furthermore, COVID-19 severity and other relevant variables were not correlated with patients' scores on the neuropsychological tests.
conclusionsWe suggest that the relation between COVID-19 and neuropsychological disorders is unclear. New studies and metanalyses are highly required to shed light on this highly complex issue.
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