An Unusual Case of Blackout in a COVID-19 Patient: COVID-19 Brain Fog.

ABSTRACT: This case report highlights a unique case of brain fog in a COVID-19 patient suggesting COVID-19's neurotropic nature. COVID-19 is associated with a long-COVID syndrome that presents with cognitive decline and fatigue. Recent studies show the emergence of a novel syndrome known as post-acute COVID syndrome or long COVID, which constitutes a variety of symptoms that continue for four weeks following the onset of a COVID-19 diagnosis. Numerous post-COVID patients experience both short and long-lasting symptoms affecting several organs, including the brain, which includes being unconscious, bradyphrenia, or amnesia. This long COVID status comprises of "brain fog", which, coupled with neuro-cognitive effects, has a significant role in prolonging the recovery phase. The pathogenesis of brain fo

SUBMITTER: Hassan L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10105897 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature