Cognitive function in non-hospitalized patients 8-13 months after acute COVID-19 infection: A cohort study in Norway.

ABSTRACT: Studies have reported reduced cognitive function following COVID-19 illness, mostly from hospital settings with short follow-up times. This study recruited non-hospitalized COVID-19 patients from a general population to study prevalence of late cognitive impairment and associations with initial symptoms. We invited patients with PCR-confirmed COVID-19. A postal questionnaire addressed basic demographics, initial COVID-19 symptoms and co-morbidity about 4 months after diagnosis. About 7 months later, we conducted cognitive tests using the Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery, comprising four tests for short-term memory, attention and executive function. We present descriptive statistics using z-scores relative to UK population norms and defined impairment as z-score <-1.5. We

SUBMITTER: Stavem K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9394790 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature