id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-336366-2y68n8s0 Liguori, Claudio Depressive and anxiety symptoms in patients with SARS-CoV2 infection 2020-09-14 .txt text/plain 871 52 40 5 Based on the study protocol, all patients underwent an anamnestic interview requiring a dichotomized answer (YES/NO) about 13 neurological symptoms (hyposmia, dysgeusia, auditory dysfunction, headache, confusion, dizziness, numbness/paresthesia, fatigue, daytime sleepiness, sleep impairment, muscle ache, depression, and anxiety). In this secondary analysis derived from this previous investigation, 5 we aimed at primarily focusing on the occurrence of depressive and anxiety symptoms in patients with COVID-19, also considering the possible correlation of these symptoms with the other neurological symptoms investigated and the demographic, clinical, and laboratory data achieved. 6 Depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress symptoms were more frequent in patients with COVID-19 compared to volunteers not affected by SARS-CoV2 infection. This result can be explained by a higher psychological burden in patients with several neurological symptoms, or by a more severe nervous system involvement also producing depression and anxiety. Subjective Neurological Symptoms Frequently Occur in Patients With SARS-CoV2 Infection ./cache/cord-336366-2y68n8s0.txt ./txt/cord-336366-2y68n8s0.txt