Cognitive, Emotional and Behavioural Impairments in Patients After Sars-Cov2 Infection

Cognitive and Neuropsychiatric Features of COVID-19 Patients After Hospital Dismission: an Italian Sample.

Recent studies suggest cognitive, emotional and behavioural impairments occur in patients after SARS-CoV-2 infection. Problems with memory, attention, information processing and executive functions are particularly prevalent in these patients, probably due to hypothesised sensitivity of the hippocampus to the virus. Cognitive impairment is also present in patients with no neurological, neuropsychological and neuropsychiatric history. Therefore, the aim of the present study is to describe neuropsychological and neuropsychiatric features in patients recovered from moderate to severe forms of Covid-19 some weeks after hospital dismission.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Positive PCR from nasopharyngeal swab
• No ICU admission

Exclusion Criteria:

• Diagnosis of neurologic or psychiatric disorders;
• Previous cognitive impairment;
• Other medical conditions negatively affecting the cognitive status.