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Assessment of cognitive disorders in Covid-19 patients in Tunisia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 September 2022

A. Adouni ,
W. Abdelghaffar ,
S. Boudriga ,
B. Somii ,
H. Blibech ,
N. Haloui  and
R. Rafrafi
A. Adouni*
Affiliation:
Mongi Slim hospital, Psychiatry, tunis, Tunisia
W. Abdelghaffar
Affiliation:
Mongi Slim hospital, Psychiatry, tunis, Tunisia
S. Boudriga
Affiliation:
Mongi Slim hospital, Psychiatry, tunis, Tunisia
B. Somii
Affiliation:
Mongi Slim hospital, Psychiatry, tunis, Tunisia
H. Blibech
Affiliation:
Mongi Slim hospital, Psychiatry, tunis, Tunisia
N. Haloui
Affiliation:
Mongi Slim hospital, Psychiatry, tunis, Tunisia
R. Rafrafi
Affiliation:
Mongi Slim hospital, Psychiatry, tunis, Tunisia
*
*Corresponding author.

Abstract

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Introduction

Since the beginning of the pandemic, the Sars-cov2 virus remains unclear concerning its clinical manifestations and its sequelae. Few studies have evaluated the existence of cognitive impairment in patients with COVID-19 and estimated its imputability in the development of these disorders.

Objectives

The objectives of this study is to assess cognitive disorders in post-COVID patients.

Methods

A descriptive observational survey was conducted by the psychiatry department of Mongi Slim hospital in Tunis-Tunisia during May-June 2021 among covid-19 patients selected at the first post covid consultation (at 1 month). First, sociodemographic and clinical data were collected, then the evaluation of the cognitive disorders was carried using many scales: MMS (mini mental state), FAB, TMT and the maze task.

Results

Eight patients met the selection criteria with a sex ratio of 6:2 and an average age of 67.5 years (6 with a primary level). The extent of the lesions varied between 10% and 75%. Among the participants, 4 required hospitalization in intensive care: 3 with non-invasive ventilation and 1 needed intubation. The 1-month evaluation found that all the patients had good memory and execution skills with MMS scales >25 and FAB scales >14. Regarding flexibility and planification: 4 of them needed more than 78 seconds to complete the TMT-A ,3 took more than 273 seconds to complete the TMT-B and 2 needed more than 60 seconds to accomplish the maze task (deficient scores).

Conclusions

The screening of cognitive disorders in post-COVID patients is very important for a better management that may require early neurocognitive rehabilitation.

Disclosure

No significant relationships.

Keywords

cognitive impairmentsequelaeCovid-19
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European Psychiatry , Volume 65 , Special Issue S1: Abstracts of the 30th European Congress of Psychiatry , June 2022 , pp. S509 - S510
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