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Abstract
Background: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a lifelong condition characterized by chronic intestinal inflammation, leading to abdominal pain, diarrhea, malnutrition, and premature mortality.
Objective: To evaluate the cognitive functions in IBD patients compared to healthy control and study the factors of cognitive impairment in IBD patients in order to maintain good quality of life.
Patients and Methods: This was a cross-sectional study which was carried out in The Inflammatory bowel disease outpatient clinic at Tropical Medicine department, Ain Shams University Hospitals. A total of 70 patients were enrolled, 50 of which are ulcerative colitis patients and 20 crohn’s patients during the interval between august 2022 and January 2023.
Results: The included patients in our study were predominantly males (42 male patients) while there were 28 female patients. Our study shows that marital status affects level of cognition where unmarried people have more cognitive impairment whether they are divorced (Having mean MMSE Score of 21 showing mild cognitive impairment or widowed (having mean MMSE score of 24.5 showing mild cognitive impairment. This study shows that the older the patient, the more cognitive impairment as older patients have lower scores in MMSE.
Conclusion: 8.6 % of IBD patients showed cognitive impairment. IBD patients who were older in age , divorced and had extra-intestinal manifestations showed more cognitive impairment