The negative impact of COVID-19 on working memory revealed using a rapid online quiz
“Memory scores for all COVID groups combined were significantly reduced compared to the non-COVID group in every age category 25 years and over...”
Dutch Survey Data Shows Significant Increase In Memory And Concentration Problems Among Adults Since Start Of Covid-19 Pandemic
"Dutch Survey Data Shows Significant Increase In Memory And Concentration Problems Among Adults Since Start Of Covid-19 Pandemic"
laurie allee on Twitter
"This comprehensive analysis of patients with neuro-PASC revealed a disabling but difficult to characterize syndrome that develops even after relatively mild COVID-19. A common feature is memory impairment."
COVID-19 could put us at a greater risk of neurodegenerative diseases and stroke
"Analysis of nearly one million Danish health records has found patients who tested positive for COVID-19 were subsequently more likely to be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and stroke."
Long COVID and Dementia: The Link Is Still Elusive | ALZFORUM
154,000 veterans who had COVID were 1.4 times likelier to have a neurologic condition--memory problems, stroke, neuropathy, mental health disorders, migraines, or seizures--in year following illness. This was true for all COVID cases, from mild to severe.
Could long covid change brain activity
"Scientists report that brain scans of long COVID patients show abnormal activity in areas related to memory...likened the brain changes to what happens in HIV patients and in those with traumatic brain injury."
Long-COVID patients show abnormal brain activity on MRI while doing memory tasks
"Long-COVID patients with neuropsychiatric symptoms such as brain fog showed abnormal brain activity on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) while completing memory tests,"
Cerebral hypoperfusion in post-COVID-19 cognitively impaired subjects revealed by arterial spin labeling MRI
Study examining patients at a long COVID neurology clinic showing deficits in executive, attention, language and memory functions. MRIs showed reduced blood flow to frontal, parietal and temporal regions of the brain compared to age & sex matched controls
COVID-19 infections increase risk of long-term brain problems | Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
"COVID-19 infections increase risk of long-term brain problems
Strokes, seizures, memory and movement disorders among problems that develop in first year after infection"
Long Covid changes the human brain. We may finally know how
"Long Covid changes the human brain. We may finally know how
Lost connections between nerve cells in the brain may explain cognitive symptoms such as brain fog and memory lapses."
Brain fog trouble finding words long covid and cognitive decline
“There are many people who are complaining about brain fog, limited attention, limited concentration, difficulty with word finding, so there are a lot of soft signs of some type of neurological events going on,”
Woman With Long COVID Says She Can't Even Change Bedclothes
“U.K. woman says COVID-19 left her with debilitating memory loss, as experts warn the number of people with the condition is increasing "at an alarming rate."
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How COVID-19 Can Affect Your Child's Brain
"How COVID-19 Can Affect Your Child's Brain
Some children develop neurological symptoms from COVID-19, including brain fog, memory issues, headaches, and trouble concentrating. We spoke with pediatric neurologists to learn more..."
Covid s harmful effects on the brain reverberate years later
Covid-19 survivors remain at higher risk of psychotic disorders, dementia and similar conditions for at least two years, according to a large study that highlights the mounting burden of chronic illness left in the pandemic’s wake
Omicron better at invading young noses than other variants; smell loss may predict memory issues | Inquirer News
Brain damage after even mild Covid in kids: Omicron is much better at invading children's noses, predicts memory issues. "Severity of smell dysfunction after infection may be a better predictor of long-term cognitive impairment than severity of COVID-19"
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Neurotoxic amyloidogenic peptides in the proteome of SARS-COV2: potential implications for neurological symptoms in COVID-19
Rapid vigilance and episodic memory decrements in COVID-19 survivors
Excellent study from Oxford💥💥 This is the first report describing deficits in sustained attention & episodic memory amongst mildly-affected #COVID19 survivors long after the acute illness, in people who were not complaining of long-COVID symptoms
COVID-19 brain fog | CityNews Toronto
"Bluntly and rather disconcertingly, Pirzada says if someone is dealing with significant brain fog, there isn’t much that can be done...
'We can refer you to a specialist that will see you in the long term, but they won’t know what to do either,'"
The Race to Unravel COVID’s Hidden Link to Alzheimer’s
"In some brains, COVID causes molecular changes that mirror those seen in the brains of people with Alzheimer’s, leading some scientists to believe that long COVID may be an atypical form of the memory-destroying disorder."
Patients at greater risk of dementia after COVID-19 pneumonia, study finds
Patients hospitalized with COVID-19 pneumonia have a higher risk of being diagnosed with dementia compared to those with other types of pneumonias, according to a new study from the University of Missouri.
laurie allee on Twitter
“This study confirms what we have also seen at Northwestern, that cognitive problems are persistent both in patients who were previously hospitalized and also in patients who had only mild respiratory symptoms,”
Memory loss and 'brain fog' may be side effects of COVID-19, new study shows
Study: Long-term COVID-19 side effects could include memory loss and other cognitive dysfunctions.
Most common cognitive deficits: memory encoding and memory recall, which showed up in 24% and 23% of the participants, respectively.
'They can’t think': Covid patients suffer memory problems months after recovering
"Even younger patients were affected by cognitive impairment and difficulty storing new memories."
Long COVID study indicates “something concerning is happening”
"The University of Cambridge-led research found many long COVID patients are experiencing significant and measurable memory or concentration impairments even after mild illness."
When COVID-19 Breaches the Brain
"In the post-COVID-19 participants, researchers found reductions in cognitive function, including greater difficulties in problem-solving, visual attention, and spatial working memory."
COVID-19 May Accelerate Alzheimer's and Other Cognitive Issues
There is no mild Covid.
"These new data point to disturbing trends showing COVID-19 infections leading to lasting cognitive impairment and even Alzheimer’s symptoms,”
Reimer calls findings from COVID fog study 'alarming'
1 in 4 post-Covid have cognitive dysfunction: "...has persistent concentration difficulties, has problems with verbal or non-verbal learning, has short-term or working memory loss, & many other symptoms related to the brain"
'They can’t think': Covid patients suffer memory problems months after recovering
As many as 24% of people who have recovered from Covid-19 continue to experience cognitive difficulties, including problems w/memory, multitasking, processing speed & focusing, researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai reported Friday:
Memory loss and 'brain fog' may be side effects of COVID-19, new study shows
Study: Long-term COVID-19 side effects could include memory loss and other cognitive dysfunctions.
Most common cognitive deficits: memory encoding and memory recall, which showed up in 24% and 23% of the participants, respectively.