Cognitive outcomes worse in COVID-19 survivors than in others with similar illnesses

Cognitive impairment was more severe in hospitalized COVID-19 patients compared with those with other illnesses who required hospitalization, according to a study published in JAMA Psychiatry.
“Several disease mechanisms play a role in the development of neuropsychiatric illness during and after COVID-19,” Vardan Nersesjan, MD, of Copenhagen University Hospital in Denmark, and colleagues wrote. “However, it remains unknown if COVID-19 is associated with a unique pattern of cognitive and mental impairment compared with other similarly severe medical conditions.”

Cognitive impairment was more severe in hospitalized COVID-19 patients compared with those with other illnesses who required hospitalization, according to a study published in JAMA Psychiatry.
“Several disease mechanisms play a role in the development of neuropsychiatric illness during and after COVID-19,” Vardan Nersesjan, MD, of Copenhagen University Hospital in Denmark, and colleagues wrote. “However, it remains unknown if COVID-19 is associated with a unique pattern of cognitive and mental impairment compared with other similarly severe medical conditions.”