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Cognitive assessment of patients with epilepsy in the COVID ‐19 era
Author(s) -
Aji Baba M,
Larner Andrew J
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
progress in neurology and psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.19
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 1931-227X
pISSN - 1367-7543
DOI - 10.1002/pnp.694
Subject(s) - epilepsy , cognition , covid-19 , psychology , cognitive impairment , cognitive test , medicine , audiology , pandemic , clinical psychology , psychiatry , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty)
Remote systems of care have become necessary in the COVID‐19 pandemic. This study examined the feasibility of telephone screening of cognitive function in patients with epilepsy to assess the frequency of, and factors associated with, cognitive impairment in these patients. Administration of the Six‐item Cognitive Impairment Test, a brief cognitive screening instrument that eschews visuospatial or visuoperceptual tests, proved acceptable to patients with epilepsy.