Cognitive impairments four months after COVID-19 hospital discharge: Pattern, severity and association with illness variables

• Published in: European neuropsychopharmacology Vol. 46; pp. 39 - 48
• Main Authors: Miskowiak, KW, Johnsen, S, Sattler, SM, Nielsen, S, Kunalan, K, Rungby, J, Lapperre, T, Porsberg, CM
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.05.2021; The Author(s). Published by Elsevier B.V
• Subjects: Aged; Cognitive Dysfunction - epidemiology; Cognitive Dysfunction - psychology; Cognitive impairment; COVID-19; COVID-19 - epidemiology; COVID-19 - psychology; Denmark - epidemiology; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Longitudinal Studies; Male; Middle Aged; Patient Discharge - trends; Prospective Studies; Pulmonary dysfunction; Quality of life; Severity of Illness Index; Time Factors; Denmark; COVID-19; Pulmonary dysfunction; Cognitive impairment; Quality of life

•Most patients show cognitive impairment months after hospitalization with COVID-19.•Cognitive impairments correlate with subjective cognitive problems and quality of life.•Cognitive impairments scale with pulmonary dysfunction and d-dimer during illness. The ongoing Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-...