International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience, volume 85, issue 1

Are Neurocognitive Deficits Associated With Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Children due to COVID‐19?

Kalliopi Megari 1, 2
, 
Evanthia Thomaidou 3
, 
Maria Eleni Palioura 2
, 
Stelios Parasxiakos 2
, 
Aglaia Skoutara 2
, 
Panagiota Stougioude 2
, 
Maria Theodoratou 4, 5
, 
Maria Sofologi 6
, 
Efthymia Efthymiou 7
, 
Soultana Papadopoulou 8
, 
Dimitra V. Katsarou 9, 10
Show full list: 11 authors
1
 
Department of Psychology, CITY college University of York, Europe campus Thessaloniki Greece | 
2
 
Department of Psychology, School of Social Sciences and Humanities University of Western Macedonia Florina Greece
3
 
Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Unit Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, AHEPA Hospital Thessaloniki Greece
4
 
Department of Psychology, School of Health Sciences Neapolis University Pafos Cyprus
5
 
6
 
Department of Early Childhood Education, School of Education University of Ioannina Ioannina Greece
7
 
8
 
Department of Speech Therapy, School of Health Sciences University of Ioannina Ioannina Greece
9
 
10
 
Publication type: Journal Article
Publication date: 2025-02-14
scimago Q3
SJR: 0.517
CiteScore: 3.3
Impact factor: 1.7
ISSN: 07365748, 1873474X
Abstract
ABSTRACT
Background and Objectives

Children with gastrointestinal symptoms due to COVID‐19 may experience neurocognitive deficits. Symptoms include difficulty in concentration, memory and other cognitive functions. The deficits could be caused by the virus itself or due to the physical and psychological stress of the pandemic.

Materials and Methods

In this study, we examined 65 children, 32 children with gastrointestinal symptoms, and we compared them to 33 children without gastrointestinal symptoms due to COVID‐19, to investigate whether gastrointestinal symptoms affected neurocognitive status in children with COVID‐19.

Results

We found that there was a significant relationship between cognitive function and GI symptoms, as well as between cognitive function and the severity of these symptoms. This indicates that COVID‐19 patients with GI symptoms may be at risk for developing problems with their memory and other aspects of cognition.

Conclusions

Early detection and intervention may help young children recover faster and return to their typical cognitive functioning.

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