Multidimensional cognitive impairment in hepatosplenic schistosomiasis: A cross-sectional study

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World J Psychiatry. Apr 19, 2026; 16(4): 115373
Published online Apr 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v16.i4.115373

Table 2 Association between cognitive assessment data and the presence of portosystemic shunts in patients with hepatosplenic schistosomiasis, n (%)/mean ± SD

Variable	With PSS (n = 94)	Without PSS (n = 106)	Total	P value
MMSE¹	34 (36.17)	39 (36.79)	73 (36.5)	1.00
Abnormal clock drawing test²	62 (65.95)	72 (67.92)	134 (67)	0.88
Go-No Go test
0	23 (24.46)	27 (25.47)	50 (25)
1	7 (7.44)	10 (9.43)	17 (8.5)	0.16
2	9 (9.57)	26 (24.52)	39 (19.5)
3	17 (18.08)	43 (40.56)	94 (47)
Go-No Go test	1.97 ± 1.26	1.80 ± 1.22	1.88 ± 1.24	0.317
Abnormal forward digit span test³	54 (57.44)	63 (59.43)	107 (53.5)	0.888
Abnormal backward digit span test⁴	78 (82.97)	88 (83.01)	166 (83)	1.00
Abnormal animal verbal fluency test	33 (35.1)	16 (15.1)	49 (24.5)	0.0018

¹Cutoff 24 points.

²Cutoff 3 points.

³Cutoff 6 points.

⁴Cutoff 3 points.

PSS: Portosystemic shunts; MMSE: Mini-Mental State Examination.

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Citation: Lucas IC, Filgueira NA, Domingues AL, Lopes EP, Albuquerque IKP, Barbosa BJAP. Multidimensional cognitive impairment in hepatosplenic schistosomiasis: A cross-sectional study. World J Psychiatry 2026; 16(4): 115373
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Lucas IC, Filgueira NA, Domingues AL, Lopes EP, Albuquerque IKP, Barbosa BJAP. Multidimensional cognitive impairment in hepatosplenic schistosomiasis: A cross-sectional study. World J Psychiatry 2026; 16(4): 115373 [DOI: 10.5498/wjp.v16.i4.115373]

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