“significant memory and executive function decline lasting up to a year, despite no reported subjective symptoms, prompting new questions about the virus’s long-term cognitive effects.”
“Risk of new-onset dementia following COVID-19 infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis”
“Brain fog may gradually evolve into a slight memory problem, difficulty finding the right word for things, objects, situations and then registering new information.”
A widely held notion is that SARS2 activates our immune systems, causing an inflammatory response in the brain.
“Dad, 41, Diagnosed with Alzheimer's: 'You Feel Guilty That You're Doing That to the Kids' Fraser is sharing his symptoms — and what he’s learned about the disease — on his YouTube channel”
He’s had COVID six times. He jokes it destroyed his memory. @JennaBushHager laughs. They’re normalizing brain damage on national TV
The present study revealed that in YOUNG adults, university students, without other comorbidities, there can be significant long-lasting cognitive impairments TWO YEARS after COVID-19 infection."
➡️"Specifically, verbal working memory was significantly impaired, and a lower performance was detected in divided attention and response inhibition.”
“COVID-19 may Enduringly Impact cognitive performance and brain haemodynamics in undergraduate students”
“37 % of the undergraduates exhibited impaired cognition up to 17 months post-infection.”
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