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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY
卷 29, 期 7, 页码 2006-2014出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/ene.15324
关键词
COVID-19; cognition; long-COVID; neuropsychological evaluation
资金
- Romeo and Enrica Invernizzi Foundation
- Research Center (CRC) Aldo Ravelli Center for Neurotechnology and Brain Therapeutics
- Universita degli Studi di Milano within the CRUI-CARE Agreement
Cognitive impairment can still be observed after 1 year of recovery from COVID-19, with processing speed and long-term visuospatial and verbal memory being the most affected domains. Lower PaO2/FiO(2) ratios in the acute phase are associated with worse verbal long-term memory and visuospatial learning at 5 months. Recovered patients should receive periodic cognitive follow-up evaluations.
Background and purpose Cognitive dysfunction has been observed following recovery from COVID-19. To the best of our knowledge, however, no study has assessed the progression of cognitive impairment after 1 year. The aim was to assess cognitive functioning at 1 year from hospital discharge, and eventual associations with specific clinical variables. Methods Seventy-six patients (aged 22-74 years) who had been hospitalized for COVID-19 were recruited. Patients received neuropsychological assessments at 5 (n = 76) and 12 months (n = 53) from hospital discharge. Results Over half (63.2%) of the patients had deficits in at least one test at 5 months. Compared to the assessment at 5 months, verbal memory, attention and processing speed improved significantly after 1 year (all p < 0.05), whereas visuospatial memory did not (all p > 0.500). The most affected domains after 1 year were processing speed (28.3%) and long-term visuospatial (18.1%) and verbal (15.1%) memory. Lower PaO2/FiO(2) ratios in the acute phase were associated with worse verbal long-term memory (p = 0.029) and visuospatial learning (p = 0.041) at 5 months. Worse visuospatial long-term memory at 5 months was associated with hyposmia (p = 0.020) and dysgeusia (p = 0.037). Conclusion Our study expands the results from previous studies showing that cognitive impairment can still be observed after 1 year. Patients with severe COVID-19 should receive periodic cognitive follow-up evaluations, as cognitive deficits in recovered patients could have social and occupational implications.
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