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Cognitive changes in patients with epilepsy identified through the MoCA test during neurology outpatient consultation

Authors :
L.M. Espejo-Zapata
Miguel Ramos-Henderson
Nicole Caldichoury-Obando
Loida Camargo
Norman López
J.M. Montaño-Lozada
Marcio Soto-Añari
Source :
Epilepsy & Behavior, REDICUC-Repositorio CUC, Corporación Universidad de la Costa, instacron:Corporación Universidad de la Costa
Publication Year :
2021

Abstract

Introduction Epilepsy is a chronic neurological disorder that may occur alongside cognitive changes, with effects on multiple cognitive domains. Objective To compare the cognitive performance of patients with epilepsy and healthy controls through Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) during outpatient consultation at a reference diagnostic center in Colombia and analyze and the influencing factors. Materials and methodology One-hundred and four patients during neurology outpatient consultation in the city of Cartagena, Colombia, were assessed with the (MoCA) test, i.e., 54 people who consulted for headache and have not been diagnosed with epilepsy (NEP) and 50 with a diagnosis of epilepsy (EPs) according to the diagnostic criteria of the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE). Results Significant differences were found in the total mean scores of the (MoCA) between (EPs) and (NPE) groups (t = 4.72; p

Details

Language :
English
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Epilepsy & Behavior, REDICUC-Repositorio CUC, Corporación Universidad de la Costa, instacron:Corporación Universidad de la Costa
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....39473625af5e9ef5560d066996f2cf7c