Assessment of Cognitive Functions in Bipolar Disorder Patients | ||||
| Journal of Current Medical Research and Practice | ||||
| Volume 9, Issue 1, January 2024, Page 15-21 PDF (1.02 MB) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/jcmrp.2024.346793 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Khaled A. ElBeh1; Hossam Khalifa1; Marwa Salama  2
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| 1Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut | ||||
| 2Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Bipolar disorders are chronic disorders with a high relapse rate; the lifetime prevalence is approximately 4%. Bipolar patients may experience cognitive impairment at various phases of the illness, even during the euthymic phase of the disease. Aims: To assess cognitive abilities in individuals with bipolar 1 disorder during remission and to investigate the correlation between cognitive functions and the clinical profile and demographic characteristics of the patients. Setting and Design: This is a case-control study involving patients diagnosed with bipolar 1 disorder in the euthymic phase, as per DSM-5 diagnostic criteria. Patients and methods: This study included 36 bipolar 1 disorder patients in the euthymic phase diagnosed according to DSM-5 diagnostic criteria. Also, it included 36 cross-matched healthy individuals as control subjects. Results: Patients with bipolar1 disorder demonstrated considerably lesser cognitive functions during remission than the control group. The bipolr1 disorder severity and recurrence are significantly inversely correlated to cognitive function. Conclusion: Bipolar1 disorder patients frequently have cognitive impairment at all phases of the illness, even during euthymia. Cognitive impairment is frequently seen as a fundamental feature of bipolar disorder. The severity and recurrence of the illness appear to play a key influence in cognitive impairments. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Keywords: Bipolar Disorder; Cognition; Cognitive Assessment | ||||
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