Brain functional connectivity alterations associated with neuropsychological performance 6-9 months following SARS-CoV-2 infection.
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serval:BIB_00704DB0C243
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
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Publications
Institution
Title
Brain functional connectivity alterations associated with neuropsychological performance 6-9 months following SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Journal
Human brain mapping
ISSN
1097-0193 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
1065-9471
Publication state
Published
Issued date
03/2023
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
44
Number
4
Pages
1629-1646
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Publication Status: ppublish
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
Neuropsychological deficits and brain damage following SARS-CoV-2 infection are not well understood. Then, 116 patients, with either severe, moderate, or mild disease in the acute phase underwent neuropsychological and olfactory tests, as well as completed psychiatric and respiratory questionnaires at 223 ± 42 days postinfection. Additionally, a subgroup of 50 patients underwent functional magnetic resonance imaging. Patients in the severe group displayed poorer verbal episodic memory performances, and moderate patients had reduced mental flexibility. Neuroimaging revealed patterns of hypofunctional and hyperfunctional connectivities in severe patients, while only hyperconnectivity patterns were observed for moderate. The default mode, somatosensory, dorsal attention, subcortical, and cerebellar networks were implicated. Partial least squares correlations analysis confirmed specific association between memory, executive functions performances and brain functional connectivity. The severity of the infection in the acute phase is a predictor of neuropsychological performance 6-9 months following SARS-CoV-2 infection. SARS-CoV-2 infection causes long-term memory and executive dysfunctions, related to large-scale functional brain connectivity alterations.
Keywords
Humans, Brain Mapping/methods, COVID-19/complications, COVID-19/diagnostic imaging, SARS-CoV-2, Brain, Executive Function, Memory Disorders, Neuropsychological Tests, Magnetic Resonance Imaging/methods, COVID-19, MRI, cognition, functional connectivity, neuropsychological deficits
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Web of science
Open Access
Yes
Funding(s)
Swiss National Science Foundation / Programmes / 407840_198438
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