Applied Neuropsychology Adult,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 1 - 13
Published: Nov. 12, 2024
The
term
"brain
fog"
has
emerged
from
the
observations
of
neuropsychiatric
conditions
present
in
post-COVID-19
infections.
This
is
characterized
by
concentration
and
memory
problems,
selective
attention
disorders
difficulties
executive
functions,
yet
it
unclear
how
long
these
deficits
may
persist
which
cognitive
functions
are
most
vulnerable.
Therefore,
there
a
need
to
properly
evaluate
complaints
using
an
assessment
tool
that
specifies
their
intensity
nature.
Our
primary
objective
was
explore
subjective
perceptions
functioning
COVID-19-associated
with
brain
fog
previously
validated
for
assessing
complaints.
A
total
68
participants
were
recruited
Subjective
Scale
Investigate
Cognition
(SSTICS)
used
assess
first
time
SSTICS
this
purpose
subjects
COVID-19.
In
addition,
administered
questionnaire
presence
various
symptoms,
as
well
COVID-19
clinical
parameters.
neuropsychological
basis
construct
related
expressed
participants.
reliability
analysis
our
sample
indicated
high
degree
internal
consistency
(Cronbach's
alpha=
0.951).
Associations
between
scores
COVID-related
symptomatology
differences
group
who
reported
("complainers")
those
did
not
assessed.
We
performed
exploratory
factorial
based
on
Principal
Component
Analysis
(PCA).
Based
distribution,
grouped
into:
"good
functioning"
-
0-9
(35.3%);
"medium
14-23
(25%);
"poor
26-71
(39.7%).
mean
score
20.59
(SD
16.61)
correlated
quarantine
duration
loss
smell.
Complainers
differed
significantly
non-complainers
number
presence/absence
specific
such
smell,
tiredness
aches/pains.
study
showed
>10%
patients
following
COVID-19,
reporting
mild
or
serious
complaints,
mostly
within
domains
memory,
attention,
language,
praxis.
Neurorehabilitation,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: March 28, 2025
Background
Long
COVID
patients
report
various
cognitive
and
affective
symptoms
that
are
poorly
understood.
Objective
This
study
analyzed
performance
in
208
pre
post
psychoeducational
rehabilitation
using
a
standardized
screening
test
of
higher
cerebral
functions.
Identifying
persistent
difficulties
may
help
guide
future
efforts.
Methods
The
sample
was
comprised
by
subset
who
completed
from
614
seeking
rehabilitation.
Performance
on
specific
items
compared
to
reference
114
educationally
matched
normal
functioning
adults.
Results
Detailed
item
analyses
revealed
the
efficiency
learning
memory,
expression,
ability
accurately
predict
verbal
memory
sample.
showed
variable
deficits
attention,
visual-spatial
problem
solving
measures.
Language
related
functions
were
consistently
at
level
commensurate
with
normally
individuals.
Conclusions
Persistent
impairments
identified
post-rehabilitation.
Future
programs
should
aim
improve
enhance
range
self-awareness
functional
capacities.
Rehabilitation
consider
multifactorial
causes
these
neuropsychological
symptoms.
Brain Sciences,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(6), P. 604 - 604
Published: June 14, 2024
Objective:
To
characterize
the
cognitive
profile
of
long
COVID-19
subjects
and
its
possible
association
with
clinical
symptoms,
emotional
disturbance,
biomarkers,
disease
severity.
Methods:
We
performed
a
single-center
cross-sectional
cohort
study.
Subjects
between
20
60
years
old
confirmed
infection
were
included.
The
assessment
was
6
months
following
hospital
or
ambulatory
discharge.
Excluded
those
prior
neurocognitive
impairment
severe
neurological/neuropsychiatric
disorders.
Demographic
laboratory
data
extracted
from
medical
records.
Results:
Altogether,
108
participants
included,
64
male
(59.25%),
mean
age
49.10
years.
patients
classified
into
four
groups:
non-hospitalized
(NH,
n
=
10),
hospitalized
without
Intensive
Care
Unit
(ICU)
oxygen
therapy
(HOSPI,
21),
ICU
but
(OXY,
56),
(ICU,
21)
patients.
In
total,
38
(35.18%)
reported
Subjective
Cognitive
Complaints
(SCC).
No
differences
found
considering
illness
severity
groups.
Females
had
more
persistent
symptoms
SCC
than
males.
Persistent
dyspnea
headache
associated
higher
scores
in
anxiety
depression.
fatigue,
anxiety,
depression
worse
overall
cognition.
Conclusions:
regarding
post-COVID-19
infection.
not
performance,
frequent
independent
Fatigue,
linked
to
poorer
function.
Tests
for
attention,
processing
speed,
executive
function
most
sensitive
detecting
changes
these
Frontiers in Neurology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
15
Published: June 27, 2024
This
study
sought
to
characterize
cognitive
functioning
in
patients
with
neurological
post-acute
sequelae
of
SARS-CoV-2
infection
(Neuro-PASC)
and
investigate
the
association
subjective
objective
along
other
relevant
factors
prior
hospitalization
for
COVID-19.
Participants
were
106
adult
outpatients
Neuro-PASC
referred
abbreviated
neuropsychological
assessment
after
scoring
worse
than
one
standard
deviation
below
mean
on
screening.
Of
these
patients,
23
had
been
hospitalized
83
not
Subjective
impairment
was
evaluated
self-report
cognition
subscale
from
Patient-Reported
Outcome
Measurement
Information
System.
Objective
performance
assessed
using
a
composite
score
derived
multiple
standardized
measures.
Other
factors,
including
fatigue
depression/mood
symptoms,
via
measures
exceeded
minimal
difficulties
noted
tests
associated
symptoms
as
well
fatigue.
However,
independently
explained
most
variance
(17.51%)
patients'
ratings.
When
adjusting
time
since
onset
COVID-19
neither
nor
Findings
suggest
that
may
reveal
beyond
initial
screening
Neuro-PASC.
concerns
persist
irrespective
status,
are
likely
influenced
by
symptoms.
The
impact
concomitant
management
mood
who
report
deserve
further
study.
American Journal of Occupational Therapy,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
78(5)
Published: Aug. 1, 2024
Abstract
Long
COVID—persistent
health
complications
after
recovery
from
coronavirus
disease
2019
infection—is
associated
with
activity
limitations
in
nearly
48
million
U.S.
adults,
affecting
work,
leisure,
family,
and
community
functioning.
Occupational
therapists
are
experts
customizing
interventions
to
maximize
performance
of
daily
routines,
often
treat
individuals
who
experience
similar
functional
impacts
those
observed
long
COVID.
The
large
number
people
experiencing
new
disability,
as
well
a
lack
medical
treatment
options,
make
occupational
therapy
crucial
component
long-COVID
research
multidisciplinary
management.
In
this
column,
we
discuss
actionable
steps
can
take
place
them
at
the
forefront
maximizing
quality-of-life
outcomes
for
Acta Anaesthesiologica Belgica,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
75(1), P. 33 - 40
Published: Feb. 1, 2024
Background:
COVID-19
acute
respiratory
distress
syndrome
(C-ARDS)
survivors
suffer
from
long-term
physical
complications.
However,
at
the
time
of
this
study
limited
data
are
available
on
possible
cognitive
impairment.
Objectives:
We
hypothesized
that
ICU
patients
perform
worse
tasks
6
months
after
admission,
in
comparison
to
reference
values
a
healthy
population.
Design:
Two-center
cohort
with
six
months’
horizon.
Patients:
Patients
admitted
for
associated
failure
between
March
and
June
2020.
Setting:
Post-ICU
follow
up.
Methods
main
outcome
measures:
The
primary
measure
was
Repeatable
Battery
Assessment
Neuropsychological
Status
(RBANS)
score
(with
lower
indicating
global
cognition).
secondary
Trail
Making
Test
(TMT)
Part
B
(population
age-,
sex-,
education-adjusted
mean
score,
50±10,
scores
executive
functions).
Short
Form
Informant
Questionnaire
Cognitive
Decline
Elderly
(IQCODE,
scale
1.0
5.0,
5.0
severe
impairment)
taken
not
fluent
Dutch.
Results:
117
were
ICU,
whom
32
(27%)
died
within
months.
67/85
(79%)
participated
study.
had
total
RBANS
cognition
than
age-adjusted
population
norms
(n=45).
Fifteen
(33%)
1.5
SD
below
means.
RBANS-subscale
performance
showed
both
memory
(immediate
delayed
recall)
attention
minus
1
normative
means,
while
language
visuospatial
unaffected.
Median
TMT
40
(IQR
10-65)
There
elevated
short
form
IQCODE
(mean
3.4
(SD
0.4).
Conclusions:
Our
results
suggests
ARDS
negatively
affects
function.
Trial
registration:
ClinicalTrials.gov
NCT04593069.
European Journal of Educational Research,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
volume-13-2024(volume-13-issue-4-october-2024), P. 1647 - 1663
Published: June 21, 2024
<p
style="text-align:justify">Research
in
higher
education
has
revealed
a
significant
connection
between
executive
functions
(EF)
and
study
success.
Previous
investigations
have
typically
assessed
EF
using
either
neuropsychological
tasks,
which
provide
direct
objective
measures
of
core
such
as
inhibition,
working
memory,
cognitive
flexibility,
or
self-report
questionnaires,
offer
indirect
subjective
assessments.
However,
studies
rarely
utilize
both
assessment
methods
simultaneously
despite
their
potential
to
complementary
insights
into
EF.
This
aims
evaluate
the
predictive
capabilities
performance-based
self-reported
on
Employing
retrospective
cohort
design,
748
first-year
Applied
Psychology
students
completed
questionnaires
assess
Maximum
likelihood
correlations
were
computed
for
474
students,
with
data
from
562-586
subsequently
subjected
hierarchical
regression
analysis,
accommodating
pairwise
missing
values.
Our
results
demonstrate
minimal
overlap
measures.
Additionally,
model
incorporating
accounted
13%
variance
success
after
one
year,
inclusion
raising
this
proportion
16%.
Self-reported
assessments
modestly
predict
monitoring
levels
could
valuable
educational
institutions,
given
that
play
crucial
role
learning.
five
reports
experiencing
difficulties,
highlighting
importance
addressing
concerns
learning
success.</p>
Frontiers in Psychology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
15
Published: June 25, 2024
Introduction
The
COVID-19
pandemic,
with
over
83
million
confirmed
cases
and
1.8
deaths,
has
raised
concerns
about
long-term
cognitive
issues,
especially
in
populations
facing
disparities.
Despite
a
few
years
since
Peru’s
first
wave,
the
effects
on
adults
remain
unclear.
This
study
is
Peru
to
explore
COVID-19’s
impact
general
cognition
executive
function.
Methods
A
retrospective
cross-sectional
compared
individuals
history
controls,
assessing
cognition,
verbal
fluency,
attention,
Among
240
assessed,
154
met
inclusion
criteria,
60%
female
an
average
age
of
38.89
±
16.001
years.
Groups
included
controls
(
n
=
42),
acute
phase
(AP,
74)
(1–14
days
symptoms),
hyperinflammatory
(HP,
38)
(>14
symptoms).
Results
Significant
differences
were
observed.
HP
group
exhibited
lower
performance
p
0.02),
working
memory
0.01),
function
(planning;
<
0.001;
flexibility;
0.03)
than
controls.
Those
<14
illness
(AP
vs.
HP)
had
deficits
planning
0.001),
mainly
during
phase,
showing
0.003)
0.01).
Gender
emerged,
males
having
poorer
Discussion
underscores
negative
function,
even
mild
cases,
potential
heightened
men
or
phases.
findings
provide
evidence,
highlighting
vulnerability
socioeconomic
