Long-COVID sufferers of brain fog and memory loss exhibit elevated biomarkers consistent with brain injury.
Receive email when new articles are published onBrain fog is one of the most common, persistent complaints in patients with long COVID. It affects as many asof patients who also deal with other cognitive concerns like memory loss and difficulty concentrating.
Patients who participated in the study were "less accurate and slower" in their cognition, and suffered from at least one mental health condition, such as depression, anxiety, or posttraumatic stress disorder, according to researchers. Some patients with long COVID have said that getting their doctors to believe they have a physical ailment has been a persistent problem throughout the pandemic and especially as it relates to the sometimes-vague collection of symptoms associated with brain fog. One study found that as many as
The results suggest that clinicians should overcome their skepticism and consider the possibility that their patients have suffered a brain injury and should be treated appropriately, said, a neuropsychiatrist at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. "The old saying is that if it walks like a duck and talks like a duck, it's a duck," said Jackson.
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