Cognitive assessment of patients with epilepsy in the COVID-19 era

Abstract

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.