Post-Covid Syndrome: A standardized assessment on subjective psychiatric and neuropsychological symptoms
Introduction Long-Covid or Post-COVID-19 syndrome develops during or after an infection with COVID-19 and continues for more than 12 weeks. The signs and symptoms are not explained by an alternative diagnosis. Neuropsychiatric symptoms are usually manifested as cognitive impairment (brain fog, loss...
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Introduction
Long-Covid or Post-COVID-19 syndrome develops during or after an infection with COVID-19 and continues for more than 12 weeks. The signs and symptoms are not explained by an alternative diagnosis. Neuropsychiatric symptoms are usually manifested as cognitive impairment (brain fog, loss of concentration or memory issues, etc.), headache, sleep disturbance, peripheral neuropathy symptoms (pins and needles and numbness), dizziness, anosmia, symptoms of depression, anxiety and fatigue. Patients complain of reduced quality of life and impairment on daily functioning. Although the burden of disease is high there is until now very few data available, the etiopathology is still unknown and treatment strategies are not established.
Objectives
The objective of this study is to gather standardized data of patients with long-covid syndrome who suffer from neuropsychiatric symptoms in order to better understand the complexity of this syndrome.
Methods
Patients were referred from the long-covid outpatient unit of the internal medicine department to our specialized outpatient unit, so that the previous infection was confirmed. A standardized psychiatric interview and a thorough neuropsychological assessment was conducted.
Results
We will present preliminary data on psychiatric symptoms, neuropsychology and quality of life with patients with long-covid syndrome.
Conclusions
Potential treatment strategies to improve psychiatric and neurocognitive symptoms as well as improvement of quality of life will be discussed.
Disclosure
Daniela Roesch Ely and Matthias Weisbrod have a contract with Schuhfried GmbH (development of neurocognitive batteries and training programs)
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| spelling | doaj.art-2e4833c69d5c47fba1eb2878171d3da72023-11-17T05:07:19ZengCambridge University PressEuropean Psychiatry0924-93381778-35852022-06-0165S530S53110.1192/j.eurpsy.2022.1355Post-Covid Syndrome: A standardized assessment on subjective psychiatric and neuropsychological symptomsD. Roesch Ely0B. Kramer1A. Jaehn2U. Merle3M. Weisbrod4University of Heidelberg, General Psychiatry, Heidelberg, GermanyUniversity of Heidelberg, General Psychiatry, Heidelberg, GermanyUniversity of Heidelberg, General Psychiatry, Heidelberg, GermanyUniversity of Heidelberg, Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology, Heidelberg, GermanyUniversity of Heidelberg, General Psychiatry, Heidelberg, Germany Introduction Long-Covid or Post-COVID-19 syndrome develops during or after an infection with COVID-19 and continues for more than 12 weeks. The signs and symptoms are not explained by an alternative diagnosis. Neuropsychiatric symptoms are usually manifested as cognitive impairment (brain fog, loss of concentration or memory issues, etc.), headache, sleep disturbance, peripheral neuropathy symptoms (pins and needles and numbness), dizziness, anosmia, symptoms of depression, anxiety and fatigue. Patients complain of reduced quality of life and impairment on daily functioning. Although the burden of disease is high there is until now very few data available, the etiopathology is still unknown and treatment strategies are not established. Objectives The objective of this study is to gather standardized data of patients with long-covid syndrome who suffer from neuropsychiatric symptoms in order to better understand the complexity of this syndrome. Methods Patients were referred from the long-covid outpatient unit of the internal medicine department to our specialized outpatient unit, so that the previous infection was confirmed. A standardized psychiatric interview and a thorough neuropsychological assessment was conducted. Results We will present preliminary data on psychiatric symptoms, neuropsychology and quality of life with patients with long-covid syndrome. Conclusions Potential treatment strategies to improve psychiatric and neurocognitive symptoms as well as improvement of quality of life will be discussed. Disclosure Daniela Roesch Ely and Matthias Weisbrod have a contract with Schuhfried GmbH (development of neurocognitive batteries and training programs) https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0924933822013554/type/journal_articleLong COVIDpsychiatryNeuropsychology |
| spellingShingle | D. Roesch Ely B. Kramer A. Jaehn U. Merle M. Weisbrod Post-Covid Syndrome: A standardized assessment on subjective psychiatric and neuropsychological symptoms European Psychiatry Long COVID psychiatry Neuropsychology |
| title | Post-Covid Syndrome: A standardized assessment on subjective psychiatric and neuropsychological symptoms |
| title_full | Post-Covid Syndrome: A standardized assessment on subjective psychiatric and neuropsychological symptoms |
| title_fullStr | Post-Covid Syndrome: A standardized assessment on subjective psychiatric and neuropsychological symptoms |
| title_full_unstemmed | Post-Covid Syndrome: A standardized assessment on subjective psychiatric and neuropsychological symptoms |
| title_short | Post-Covid Syndrome: A standardized assessment on subjective psychiatric and neuropsychological symptoms |
| title_sort | post covid syndrome a standardized assessment on subjective psychiatric and neuropsychological symptoms |
| topic | Long COVID psychiatry Neuropsychology |
| url | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0924933822013554/type/journal_article |
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