TABLE 1

Patient Demographic and Basic Clinical Characteristics and Results of MoCA

CharacteristicData
Demographic data
 Age (y)66.00 (14.23) (39–89)
 Sex
  Male6 (75%)
  Female2 (25%)
 Years of education12.63 (2.74) (9–18)
 Delay after symptom onset, first exam (d)28.50 (14.63) (13–61)
 Delay after symptom onset, second exam (d)160.13 (46.79) (113–233)
 Delay from first PET to second PET (d)123.13 (39.61) (87–196)
 Self-reported persistent cognitive deficits4 (50%)
Characteristics of initial inpatient treatment
 Reduced general condition2 (25%)
 Bacterial pulmonary superinfection2 (25%)
 Kidney failure3 (37.5%)
 Ischemic stroke1 (12.5%)
 Required intensive-care-unit treatment2 (25%)
MoCA corrected for years of education
 MoCA, first exam19.13 (4.51) (13–25)
 MoCA, second exam23.38 (3.60) (17–28)
 Δ MoCA (from second exam to first exam)4.25 (4.20)
MoCA domain scores
 Orientation (maximum, 6)6.00 (0.00) (6)
 Attention (maximum, 6)5.13 (0.83) (4–6)
 Language (maximum, 6)3.88 (1.96) (1–6)
 Visuoconstructive functions (maximum, 4)3.13 (0.99) (2–4)
 Executive functions (maximum, 4)2.50 (1.07) (1–4)
 Memory (maximum, 5)2.25 (2.12) (0–5)
  • Qualitative data are number and percentage; continuous data are mean, SD, and range.