Covid + Brains

The main objective was to evaluate structural and functional connectivity correlates of fatigue in post-COVID syndrome, and to investigate the relatio…

Data point to rise in anxiety, depression, substance use disorders, suicidal thoughts

Data from the Netherlands suggest that among people ages 25 and up, memory and concentration problems have risen by 24% since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Journal of Neurology - Systemic hypoxia occurs in COVID-19 infection; however, it is unknown if cerebral hypoxia occurs in convalescent individuals. We have evidence from other conditions...

After three years of the COVID-19 pandemic we know more about PCNS or Long COVID, but there’s a vital need for more research says University of Melbourne expert

Strokes, seizures, memory and movement disorders among problems that develop in first year after infection

While brain fog is not a medical term, it is one of long COVID’s most misunderstood symptoms. Three physicians share how to manage brain fog.

Nature Medicine - Individuals with COVID-19 are at an increased risk for an array of neurologic disorders at 12 months, even in those who were not hospitalized during the acute phase of the infection.

The causes of long COVID, which disables millions, may come together in the brain and nervous system

Nature - A leaky blood–brain barrier and inflammation might account for some of the cognitive symptoms of COVID-19.

Many people who were hospitalised with COVID-19 continue to have cognitive and psychiatric problems even two to three years post-infection, according to a new study published in Lancet Psychiatry.

Two new high-profile studies add to the increasingly worrisome picture of how even mild cases of COVID-19 can have detrimental effects on brain health.

A study found COVID-19 could be linked to onset cognitive impairment in patients 65 and older.

Researchers have discovered a mutation in the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein that enhances its ability to infect the central nervous system, potentially explaining neurological symptoms and “long COVID.”

New working paper is believed to be the first to link weaker memory and diminished ‘flexible thinking’ skills to the pandemic’s academic downturn.

Washington Post It’s more than four years since the first cases of covid-19 were identified — but many of its longer-term effects, including for those living with long covid, remain uncle…

Washington Post It’s more than four years since the first cases of covid-19 were identified — but many of its longer-term effects, including for those living with long covid, remain uncle…

Researchers have discovered that the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein persists in the brain and skull bone marrow for years after infection, potentially leading to chronic inflammation and neurodegenerative diseases. Researchers from Helmholtz Munich and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) have uncovere

A significant number of patients who were admitted to hospital with covid-19 still experience substantial cognitive and psychiatric effects as much as three years later, a longitudinal study has found.1 Almost half of the study participants experienced moderate to severe depression, one in four reported moderate to severe anxiety, and four in 10 reported severe cognitive decline. One in nine had objective signs of severe cognitive deficits—equivalent to a loss of 10 IQ points—the research published in the Lancet Psychiatry found. However, the authors acknowledged a risk of selection bias, as the study had a low response rate, with only 19.2% of those invited choosing to take part. Researchers contacted 2469 of the participants in the Post-Hospitalisation Covid-19 study who had been discharged from one …

Anxiety, mood, and substance use disorders were most common, but the researchers also found worrying, if lower, rates of serious neurological complications, especially in patients who had been severely ill with Covid-19.

Nature Medicine - Individuals with COVID-19 are at an increased risk for an array of neurologic disorders at 12 months, even in those who were not hospitalized during the acute phase of the infection.

Many people face persistent cognitive symptoms after COVID-19. A new study, which grew and examined 3D models of the human brain, offers a possible explanation as to why this might be.