ASSESSMENT AND CHARACTERIZATION OF COVID-19 RELATED COGNITIVE DECLINE: RESULTS FROM A NATURAL EXPERIMENT.

Zennur SekendizSean A P CloustonOlga MorozovaMelissa A CarrAshley FontanaNikhil MehtaAlina AliEugene JiangBenjamin Luft

Published in: medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences (2023)

COVID-19 was most likely associated with the observed cognitive decline, which was worse among patients with PASC or severe COVID-19. Monitoring patients with post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 for declines in the domains of processing speed and visual working memory and determining the long-term prognosis of this decline are therefore warranted.

Keyphrases

cognitive decline
sars cov
working memory
mild cognitive impairment
coronavirus disease
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
liver failure
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
respiratory failure
intensive care unit
hepatitis b virus