Long COVID: The impact on language and cognition DOI Creative Commons
Louise Cummings

Language and Health, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 1(1), P. 2 - 9

Published: June 1, 2023

COVID-19 continues to have profound health and economic consequences around the world. Aside from large number of deaths this viral infection, there is a growing population individuals who not made good recovery their COVID illnesses. These children adults continue experience symptoms for months even years after onset illness. One group that can be particularly troubling are language cognitive difficulties. difficulties compromise learning academic attainment prevent return employment in adults. The author has examined skills 110 reported experiencing Long COVID. Among these individuals, 99 significant cognitive-linguistic as part ongoing symptoms. This article examines detail. It proposes cognition-based should included class cognitive-communication disorders. disorders typically assessed treated by speech-language pathologists manage communication clients with traumatic brain injury, right-hemisphere damage, neurodegeneration.

Language: Английский

Long covid—an update for primary care DOI Open Access
Trisha Greenhalgh, Manoj Sivan, Brendan Delaney

et al.

BMJ, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. e072117 - e072117

Published: Sept. 22, 2022

Ziauddeen N, Gurdasani D, O’Hara ME, et al. Characteristics of long covid: findings from a social media survey.medRxiv2021 [Preprint] doi:10.1136/jech-2021-SSMabstracts.194.

Language: Английский

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Post-COVID-19 fatigue: the contribution of cognitive and neuropsychiatric symptoms DOI Creative Commons
Marco Calabria, Carmen García‐Sánchez, Nicholas Grunden

et al.

Journal of Neurology, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 269(8), P. 3990 - 3999

Published: April 30, 2022

Fatigue in its many forms of physical, mental, and psychosocial exhaustion is a common symptom post-COVID-19 condition, also known as "Long COVID." Persistent fatigue COVID-19 patients frequently accompanied by cognitive dysfunction neuropsychiatric symptoms; however, less about the relationships between these components condition itself. Consequently, present study sought to (1) distinguish types experienced participants, (2) investigate whether deficits across various domains conditions predicted different fatigue. The included 136 referred for neuropsychological evaluation due complaints 8 months on average after SARS-CoV-2 infection. Measures self-reported (physical, cognitive, psychosocial), questionnaires (assessing symptoms depression, anxiety, apathy, executive functioning), comprehensive assessment, quality life everyday functioning. Results showed that reports clinical significant were pervasive our sample (82.3% participants), with physical rated highest relative subscale maximum. Elevated levels measures along attentional difficulties tests found be consistently important predictors among This implicates both stresses importance holistic approach assessing considering potential treatment experiencing

Language: Английский

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Neuropsychiatric aspects of long COVID: A comprehensive review DOI Creative Commons
Takafumi Kubota, Naoto Kuroda, Daichi Sone

et al.

Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 77(2), P. 84 - 93

Published: Nov. 17, 2022

Although some patients have persistent symptoms or develop new following coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection, neuropsychiatric aspects of long COVID are not well known. This review summarizes and provides an update on the dimensions COVID. Its manifestations commonly include fatigue, cognitive impairment, sleep disorders, depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder. There no specific tests for COVID, but characteristic findings such as hypometabolism positron emission tomography been reported. The possible mechanisms inflammation, ischemic effects, direct viral invasion, social environmental changes. Some patient characteristics severity complications acute COVID-19 infection may be associated with increased risk symptoms. Long resolve spontaneously persist, depending type established treatments lacking, various psychological pharmacological attempted. Vaccination against plays a key role in prevention disease. With differences among SARS-CoV-2 variants, including omicron variant, likely to change future. Further studies clarifying effective warranted.

Language: Английский

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Long COVID: a clinical update DOI
Trisha Greenhalgh, Manoj Sivan,

Alice Perlowski

et al.

The Lancet, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 404(10453), P. 707 - 724

Published: July 31, 2024

Language: Английский

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Cognitive impairments among patients in a long-COVID clinic: Prevalence, pattern and relation to illness severity, work function and quality of life DOI Creative Commons
Kamilla Woznica Miskowiak, Jack K. Pedersen, Durita Viderø Gunnarsson

et al.

Journal of Affective Disorders, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 324, P. 162 - 169

Published: Dec. 28, 2022

A considerable proportion of people experience lingering symptoms after Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). The aim this study was to investigate the frequency, pattern and functional implications cognitive impairments in patients at a long-COVID clinic who were referred hospitalisation with COVID-19 or by their general practitioner.Patients underwent screening completed questionnaires regarding subjective cognition, work function quality life. Patients' performance compared that 150 age-, sex-, education-matched healthy controls (HC) individually expected calculated based on age, sex education.In total, 194 assessed, average 7 months (standard deviation: 4) acute COVID-19.44-53 % displayed clinically relevant HC performance, respectively. Moderate large seen global cognition working memory executive function, while mild moderate occurred verbal fluency, learning memory. Hospitalised (n = 91) non-hospitalised 103) showed similar degree analyses adjusted for age time since illness. Patients cognitively impaired group older, more often hospitalised, had higher BMI frequent asthma, female. More objective impairment associated difficulties, poorer lower life.The cross-sectional, which precludes causality inferences.These findings underscore need assess treat clinics.

Language: Английский

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Development of criteria for cognitive dysfunction in post-COVID syndrome: the IC-CoDi-COVID approach DOI
Jordi A. Matías‐Guiu, Elena Herrera, María González‐Nosti

et al.

Psychiatry Research, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 319, P. 115006 - 115006

Published: Dec. 10, 2022

Language: Английский

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Screening for brain fog: Is the montreal cognitive assessment an effective screening tool for neurocognitive complaints post-COVID-19? DOI
Sean Lynch, Stephen J. Ferrando, Rhea L. Dornbush

et al.

General Hospital Psychiatry, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 78, P. 80 - 86

Published: July 31, 2022

Language: Английский

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Cognitive dysfunction in post‐COVID‐19 condition: Mechanisms, management, and rehabilitation DOI Creative Commons
Marika C. Möller, Kristian Borg, Christer Janson

et al.

Journal of Internal Medicine, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 294(5), P. 563 - 581

Published: Sept. 27, 2023

Abstract The long‐term effects of COVID‐19 on cognitive function have become an area increasing concern. This paper provides overview characteristics, risk factors, possible mechanisms, and management strategies for dysfunction in post‐COVID‐19 condition (PCC). Prolonged is one the most common impairments PCC, affecting between 17% 28% individuals more than 12 weeks after infection persisting some cases several years. Cognitive dysfunctions can be manifested as a wide range symptoms including memory impairment, attention deficit, executive dysfunction, reduced processing speed. Risk factors developing with or without impairments, include advanced age, preexisting medical conditions, severity acute illness. underlying mechanisms remain unclear, but proposed contributors neuroinflammation, hypoxia, vascular damage, latent virus reactivation not excluding possibility direct viral invasion central nervous system, illustrating complex pathology. As individual variation large, neuropsychological examination person‐centered multidimensional approach are required. According to World Health Organization, limited evidence COVID‐19‐related necessitates implementing rehabilitation interventions from established practices similar conditions. Psychoeducation compensatory skills training recommended. Assistive products environmental modifications adapted needs might helpful. In specific attention‐ working dysfunctions, training—carefully monitored intensity—might effective people who do suffer post‐exertional malaise. Further research crucial evidence‐based impairments.

Language: Английский

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Associations of subjective and objective cognitive functioning after COVID-19: A six-month follow-up of ICU, ward, and home-isolated patients DOI Creative Commons
Riikka Pihlaja, Lina-Lotta Kauhanen, Henriikka Ollila

et al.

Brain Behavior & Immunity - Health, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 27, P. 100587 - 100587

Published: Jan. 5, 2023

Subjective and objective cognitive dysfunction are reported after COVID-19 but with limited data on their congruence associations the severity of acute disease. The aim this cohort study is to describe prevalence subjective at three six months symptoms psychological disease-related factors.We assessed a 184 patients COVID-19: 82 admitted Intensive Care Unit (ICU), 53 regular hospital wards, 49 isolated home. A non-COVID control group individuals was included. Demographic clinical were collected. symptoms, impairment, depressive post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) assessed.At months, impairment by 32.3% ICU-treated, 37.3% ward-treated, 33.3% home-isolated observed in 36.1% 34.7% 8.9% patients. associated PTSD female sex, not assessment or metrics.One-third patients, regardless disease severity, high levels which results from screening demographic factors. Our stresses importance thorough reporting long-term for underlying mental health related factors such as depression.

Language: Английский

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Cognitive impairment in young adults with post COVID-19 syndrome DOI Creative Commons
Elena Herrera, María del Carmen Pérez‐Sánchez,

Romina San Miguel‐Abella

et al.

Scientific Reports, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 13(1)

Published: April 19, 2023

In this study, we aimed to examine different cognitive domains in a large sample of patients with post COVID-19 syndrome. Two hundred and fourteen patients, 85.04% women, ranged 26 64 years (mean = 47.48 years) took part investigation. Patients' processing speed, attention, executive functions various language modalities were examined online using comprehensive task protocol designed for research. Alteration some the tasks was observed 85% participants, being attention tests ones that show highest percentage severe impairment. Positive correlations between age participants almost all assessed, implying better performance milder impairment increasing age. comparisons according age, oldest found maintain their relatively preserved, only mild speed processing, while youngest showed most marked heterogeneous These results confirm subjective complaints syndrome and, thanks size, allow us observe effect patient on performance, an never reported before these characteristics.

Language: Английский

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