Long-Lasting COVID-Associated Brain Fog: A Follow-Up Study.
Eur Neurol
; 86(3): 166-170, 2023.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2250312
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
We investigated the longevity of COVID-associated brain fog in patients who have survived the COVID-19.METHODS:
This was a follow-up study of 2,696 adult patients with COVID-19 from our previous study. We selected every other patient in our database. The follow-up data were collected during a phone call to the participants in January-February 2022 (11 months after the initial study) concentration difficulty and the patient's self-declared status in their ability to concentrate.RESULTS:
In total, 1,164 people were included; 35 people (3.0%) had concentration difficulty and 65 individuals (5.6%) had a worsened status in their ability to concentrate and think; 26 people (2.2%) responded yes to both questions and were considered as having long-lasting brain fog. People with long-lasting brain fog were more often admitted to ICUs during the initial hospitalization (23.1% vs. 9.3%; p = 0.032) compared with those without long-lasting brain fog.CONCLUSION:
We may conclude that a minority of the hospitalized patients with COVID-19 may suffer from long-lasting post-COVID brain fog, at least for more than 1 year after their initial illness. Long-lasting post-COVID brain fog has a significant association with the severity of the initial illness.Keywords
Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
COVID-19
Type of study:
Cohort study
/
Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Adult
/
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Eur Neurol
Year:
2023
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
000529860
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