Long-Lasting COVID-Associated Brain Fog: A Follow-Up Study.

IF 2.1 4区医学 Q3 CLINICAL NEUROLOGY

European Neurology Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI:10.1159/000529860

Ali A Asadi-Pooya, Mina Shahisavandi, Hamid Nemati, Afrooz Karimi, Anahita Jafari, Sara Nasiri, Seyyed Saeed Mohammadi, Meshkat Nemati, Zahra Rahimian, Hossein Bayat

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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.

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长期与新冠病毒相关的脑雾:一项后续研究。

我们研究了COVID-19存活患者与COVID-19相关的脑雾的寿命。方法:这是一项来自我们之前研究的2696名成年COVID-19患者的随访研究。我们选择了数据库中所有其他的病人。随访数据是在2022年1月至2月(初步研究后11个月)通过电话向参与者收集的:集中困难和患者自我声明的集中能力状态。结果:共纳入1164人;35人(3.0%)有注意力集中困难，65人(5.6%)注意力集中和思考能力恶化;26人(2.2%)对两个问题的回答都是肯定的，并被认为患有长期脑雾。长期脑雾患者在初次住院期间更常入住icu (23.1% vs. 9.3%;P = 0.032)。结论:我们可以得出结论，少数住院的COVID-19患者可能会出现长期的脑雾，至少在发病后1年以上。covid后持续的脑雾与初始疾病的严重程度有显著关联。

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European Neurology 医学-临床神经学

CiteScore

4.40

自引率

4.20%

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审稿时长

4-8 weeks

期刊介绍： ''European Neurology'' publishes original papers, reviews and letters to the editor. Papers presented in this journal cover clinical aspects of diseases of the nervous system and muscles, as well as their neuropathological, biochemical, and electrophysiological basis. New diagnostic probes, pharmacological and surgical treatments are evaluated from clinical evidence and basic investigative studies. The journal also features original works and reviews on the history of neurology.