Clinical Manifestations

BACKGROUND: Neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) are core features of AD and COVID-19 pandemic had a strong effect in people with AD, affecting overall outcomes and decreasing quality of life. METHOD: It is an applied ex-post-facto and data survey research, with a quantitative approach. RESULTS: The median educational level of this sample of 91 elderly with AD (median age: 77 years old) was 3,9 years. Before COVID-19 pandemic, the median MMSE score was 19,25. After COVID-19 pandemic, the median MMSE score was 19. CONCLUSION: In this sample of patients with AD, COVID-19 pandemic did not significantly influence the MMSE scores, indicating that more research is demanded to examine the pandemic effects over time.