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ArticleFrontiers in neurology2024

Cognitive functioning in patients with neuro-PASC: the role of fatigue, mood, and hospitalization status.

Joshua Cahan, John-Christopher A Finley, Erica Cotton, Zachary S Orban, Millenia Jimenez, Sandra Weintraub, Tali Sorets, Igor J Koralnik

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Article in Frontiers in neurology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Joshua Cahan *Northwestern Medicine, Davee Department of Neurology, Chicago, IL, United States.
John-Christopher A Finley *Northwestern Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Chicago, IL, United States.
Erica CottonNorthwestern Medicine, Davee Department of Neurology, Chicago, IL, United States.
Zachary S OrbanFeinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United States.
Millenia JimenezFeinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United States.
Sandra WeintraubNorthwestern Medicine, Davee Department of Neurology, Chicago, IL, United States.
Tali SoretsFeinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United States.
Igor J KoralnikNorthwestern Medicine, Davee Department of Neurology, Chicago, IL, United States.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study sought to characterize cognitive functioning in patients with neurological post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (Neuro-PASC) and investigate the association of subjective and objective functioning along with other relevant factors with prior hospitalization for COVID-19. Participants were 106 adult outpatients with Neuro-PASC referred for abbreviated neuropsychological assessment after scoring worse than one standard deviation below the mean on cognitive screening. Of these patients, 23 had been hospitalized and 83 had not been hospitalized for COVID-19. Subjective cognitive impairment was evaluated with the self-report cognition subscale from the Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement Information System. Objective cognitive performance was assessed using a composite score derived from multiple standardized cognitive measures. Other relevant factors, including fatigue and depression/mood symptoms, were assessed via the Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement Information System. Subjective cognitive impairment measures exceeded the minimal difficulties noted on objective tests and were associated with depression/mood symptoms as well as fatigue. However, fatigue independently explained the most variance (17.51%) in patients' subjective cognitive ratings. When adjusting for fatigue and time since onset of COVID-19 symptoms, neither objective nor subjective impairment were associated with prior hospitalization for COVID-19. Findings suggest that abbreviated neuropsychological assessment may not reveal objective difficulties beyond initial cognitive screening in patients with Neuro-PASC. However, subjective cognitive concerns may persist irrespective of hospitalization status, and are likely influenced by fatigue and depression/mood symptoms. The impact of concomitant management of fatigue and mood in patients with Neuro-PASC who report cognitive concerns deserve further study.

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anxietycognitiveCOVID-19depressionfatiguehospitalizationLong COVIDpost-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC)

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PMCPMC11236596

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