Screening for cognitive sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection: a comparison between the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA).

Edoardo Nicolò AielloElena FiabaneMarina Rita ManeraAlice RadiciFederica GrossiMarcella OttonelloDebora PainCaterina Pistarini

Published in: Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology (2021)

Although both the MMSE and the MoCA proved to be equally able to detect severe cognitive sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection in both RCD + and RCD- patients, the MoCA appeared to be able to reveal sub-clinical defects and more sharply discriminate between different levels of ability.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
peritoneal dialysis
mild cognitive impairment
mental health
genome wide
single cell
early onset
patient reported outcomes
sars cov
patient reported
drug induced