The neuropsychological impacts of coronavirus disease 2019 in nonhospitalized patients with long coronavirus disease and brain fog.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) causes persistent symptoms, including brain fog. Based on limited research on the long-term consequences of mild COVID-19, which has yielded inconsistent results, we investigated which cognitive functions were most affected by COVID-19 in nonhospitalized Asian patients with long-term COVID and subjective cognitive complaints.

Methods

Fifty-five nonhospitalized patients with subjective cognitive complaints after COVID infection (24 males and 31 females, mean age: 45.6 ± 14.6 years, mean duration of education: 14.4 ± 3.0 years) finished the study. Neuropsychological assessments included screening tests for overall cognition, and comprehensive tests for memory, executive function, processing speed, and subjective emotional and dise

SUBMITTER: Chuang YC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12718764 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature