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Investigation of cognitive decline in patients with COVID-19 syndrome within 12 weeks after infection
Abstract
Aims: This study aims to investigate the effect of cognition in patients with COVID-19 within 12 weeks after infection.
Methods: A prospective study included 30 patients with COVID-19 within three months after COVID-19 and 30 healthy controls.The age, gender and educational status of the participants were recorded.These patients underwent montreal cognitive assessment (MOCA) test. Statistical comparisons were performed using Mann witney U test and Pearson Chi-Square test.
Results: There was a statistically significant difference in age between the patients with Covid-19 and the control group (p=0.02). No statistically significant difference was found between the two groups in terms of gender (p=0,06). The total MOCA test score of the COVID-19 patient group was found to be statistically significantly lower than the control group (p=0,00). The education level of the patients with COVID-19 was found to be statistically significantly lower than the control group (p=0.05)
Conclusion: The results suggest that cognitive decline is a prolonged effect within 12 weeks after COVID-19.

Keywords : COVID-19 syndrome, cognitive decline, cognitive test, post-acut Covid syndrome

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Volume 2, Issue 2, 2025
Page : 20-24
https://doi.org/10.51271/AJNN-0026
Article Information
Received : 24 Mar 2025
Accepted : 15 May 2025
Published : 28 Haz 2025
Corresponding Author :

Hatice Seğmen: Department of Neurology, İstanbul Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkiye

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Citation : Seğmen H, Oğuz K. Investigation of cognitive decline in patients with COVID-19 syndrome within 12 weeks after infection. Acad J Neurol Neurosurg. 2025;2(2):20-24.

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