Lima, A.R.O.; Cavendish, B.; Pinto, B.S.; Pelosof, R.; Sousa, J.P.D.; Silva, P.H.R.D.; Bertola, L.; Batista, M.P.; Neto, A.A.D.; Brunoni, A.R.; Vidal, K.S.M.; Ventura, D.F. Cognitive Profile of SARS-cov-2 Recovered Patients: A Comprehensive Analysis of Persistent Dysfunctions in Long COVID. Preprints2023, 2023071945. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202307.1945.v1
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Lima, A.R.O., Cavendish, B., Pinto, B.S., Pelosof, R., Sousa, J.P.D., Silva, P.H.R.D., Bertola, L., Batista, M.P., Neto, A.A.D., Brunoni, A.R., Vidal, K.S.M., & Ventura, D.F. (2023). Cognitive Profile of SARS-cov-2 Recovered Patients: A Comprehensive Analysis of Persistent Dysfunctions in Long COVID. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202307.1945.v1
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Lima, A.R.O., Kallene Summer Moreira Vidal and Dora Fix Ventura. 2023 "Cognitive Profile of SARS-cov-2 Recovered Patients: A Comprehensive Analysis of Persistent Dysfunctions in Long COVID" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202307.1945.v1
Abstract
Long Covid is a term used for patients who have recovered from COVID-19 but exhibit persistent cognitive dysfunction, including mental confusion, difficulties in attention, impairment in executive functions and slow movements, among other common symptoms. A study was conducted with 65 patients who had a positive RT-PCR diagnosis and reported symptoms of cognitive impairment, such as memory loss and attention difficulties after recovery. The patients underwent neuropsychological evaluation and completed questionnaires on cognition, mood, and quality of life. During the cognitive screening, 71% of the patients showed alterations, with deficits in visual memory (69%), language (54%), visuospatial construction (49%), verbal episodic memory (37%), executive functions (36%), attentional abilities (34%), and premorbid intelligence (12%). It is important to highlight the need for treatments and further studies to understand the long-term side effects of this disease.
Keywords
memory loss; long COVID; post COVID; depression; mental confusion; COVID-19
Subject
Medicine and Pharmacology, Neuroscience and Neurology
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