COVID-19 patients have shorter attention spans, worse memories

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Months after recovery, many Covid-19 patients have reported feeling like they're swimming through a 'brain fog'. US researchers looked at a group of 740 relatively young patients who survived coronavirus infection, finding many of their brains worked slower (18%), attention spans were shorter (16%), and memories were slipperier (23-24%). They found hospitalised patients were far more likely to have these cognitive impairments, than those who had less severe disease.

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Organisation/s: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, US

Funder: Dr Wisnivesky reported receiving personal fees from Sanofi, Atea Pharmaceuticals, and Banook Group and grants from Sanofi, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, and Arnold Consulting outside the submitted work. No other disclosures were reported.

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