Cognitive assessment in asymptomatic COVID-19 subjects.

ABSTRACT: Neurological features of COVID-19 have been reported in addition to the respiratory manifestations, but cognitive dysfunction has been scarcely described. And cognitive assessment has not been studied in asymptomatic subjects. We compared the cognitive assessment scores between asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infected subjects with that of controls to detect mild cognitive impairment by the Montreal Cognitive Assessment test. Asymptomatic COVID-19 subjects secured lower scores in certain domains of the MoCA in comparison with the controls. The domains were visuoperception (2.4 ± 0.7 vs2.8 ± 0.7, p = 0.032), naming (3.6 ± 0.5 vs3.9 ± 0.2, p = 0.016) and fluency (0.9 ± 0.6 vs1.6 ± 0.7, p =  < 0.001). Also, older aged COVID-19 positive subjects scored lower in the MoCA when compa

SUBMITTER: Amalakanti S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7883942 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature