Correlations between Persistent Olfactory and Semantic Memory Disorders after SARS-CoV-2 Infection.

ABSTRACT: Background: One of the main symptoms of COVID-19 is hyposmia or even anosmia. Olfactory identification is most often affected. In addition, some cognitive disorders tend to appear following the infection, particularly regarding executive functions, attention, and memory. Olfaction, and especially olfactory identification, is related to semantic memory which manages general knowledge about the world. The main objective of this study was to determine whether semantic memory is impaired in case of persistent post COVID-19 olfactory disorders. Methods: 84 patients (average age of 42.8 ± 13.6 years) with post COVID-19 olfactory loss were included after consulting to the ENT department. The clinical evaluation was carried out with the Pyramid and Palm Tree Test, the word-retrieval

SUBMITTER: Fiorentino J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9221020 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature