Prevalencia de deterioro cognitivo en mujeres menopáusicas en el departamento de ginecología del Hospital Naval en periodo de septiembre 2020 a marzo 2021.

Abstract

Cognitive impairment is the decrease in the executive and mental functions of the person. Menopause is defined as the cessation of menstruation and ovulation for a period greater than 12 months. Recent studies have shown the presence of estrogen receptors in the CNS, with special attention to the hypothalamus and hippocampus, thus generating the premise that the decline in estrogen in the menopausal stage predisposes women to suffer cognitive decline. In the present study, a sample of 100 peri-menopausal and menopausal women who underwent Folstein’s Mini-Mental State Examination to determine the presence of cognitive impairment was analyzed. As a result, it was obtained that 44% did not suffer from cognitive impairment, 28% suffered from suspected cognitive impairment, 18% suffered from mild cognitive impairment, and 10% suffered from moderate cognitive impairment; the most common age to present cognitive impairment was 64 years. In addition, a significant association was found between the degree of education and the suffering of cognitive impairment; the absence of intellectual activities was associated with cognitive impairment. On the contrary, no significant relationship was found between the suffering of comorbidities and the presence of cognitive impairment.