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Cognitive changes in patients with epilepsy identified through the MoCA test during neurology outpatient consultation
- Source :
- Epilepsy & Behavior, REDICUC-Repositorio CUC, Corporación Universidad de la Costa, instacron:Corporación Universidad de la Costa
- Publication Year :
- 2021
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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
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Neurology
Neurological disorder
Neuropsychological Tests
03 medical and health sciences
Behavioral Neuroscience
Epilepsy
Cognition
0302 clinical medicine
(MoCA) Test
Cognitive dysfunction
Outpatients
Cognitive Changes
medicine
Humans
Cognitive Dysfunction
030212 general & internal medicine
Effects of sleep deprivation on cognitive performance
Referral and Consultation
Short cognitive tests
business.industry
Montreal Cognitive Assessment
Mental Status and Dementia Tests
medicine.disease
Test (assessment)
Physical therapy
Neurology (clinical)
Mental impairment
business
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Subjects
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