Behavioural Brain Research,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
476, P. 115283 - 115283
Published: Oct. 3, 2024
Persistent
COVID-19
symptoms
post-acute
state
have
been
shown
to
a
significant
negative
impact
on
brain
structure
and
function.
In
this
study,
we
conducted
magnetic
resonance
imaging
(MRI)
of
the
whole
in
43
working-age
adults
(mean
age:
44.79±10.80;
range:
24-65
years)
with
history
(731.17±312.41
days
post-diagnosis),
also
assessed
their
cognitive
function
(processing
speed,
attention,
working
memory,
executive
function,
recognition
memory),
mental
health,
sleep
quality.
MRI
data
were
processed
using
FSL
derive
regional
volumes
for
bilateral
nucleus
accumbens,
caudate,
pallidum,
putamen,
thalamus,
amygdala,
hippocampus,
total
grey
matter,
white
cerebral
spinal
fluid
volume,
analysed
relation
persistent
symptom
load,
Higher
load
was
significantly
associated
smaller
putamen
lower
response
accuracy
memory
tasks,
as
well
longer
time
complete
task,
poorer
health
Smaller
fully
mediated
relationship
between
Further
research
is
required
confirm
whether
reduced
volume
its
association
poor
persists
survivors
long
term.
Frontiers in Neuroscience,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
18
Published: Sept. 10, 2024
Impaired
cognitive
ability
is
one
of
the
most
frequently
reported
neuropsychiatric
symptoms
in
post-COVID
phase
among
patients.
It
unclear
whether
this
condition
related
to
structural
or
functional
brain
changes.
Brain Communications,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
5(6)
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
The
World
Health
Organization
declared
end
to
COVID-19
pandemic
on
May
5,
2023.Certainly,
this
did
not
mean
that
SARS-CoV2
would
be
a
concern
in
our
daily
medical
practice.As
neurologists,
we
may
even
have
seen
the
major
neurological
disease
burden
caused
by
virus
regarding
long-term
sequelae
survivors.SARS-CoV2
is
neurotropic
virus.Although
direct
evidence
present,
thought
enter
neural
tissue
either
hematogenously
or
through
peripheral
nerve
endings
and
access
brain
via
retrograde
transport.The
symptoms
of
long
COVID
arise
from
invasion
(1).There
was
remarkable
research
article
Brain
Communications
June
2023
Thomasson
et
al.
limbic
system
damage
following
infection
(2).They
delicately
showed
moderately
severely
affected
patients
displayed
impaired
emotion
recognition
which
also
associated
with
decreased
memory
olfactory
abilities.Moreover,
they
identified
altered
functional
connectivity
patterns
involving
cortico-subcorticalcerebellar
networks
at
6-9
months
post-infection.From
very
beginning,
has
been
under
spotlight
since
loss
olfaction
one
presenting
infection.Subsequent
studies
shown
metabolism,
perfusion,
structure
structures
after
.This
study
adds
these
data
showing
behavioral
consequences
changes
simultaneously,
COVID-19.The
main
question
wonder
about
point
whether
there
were
accompanying
structural
sites
brain.The
authors
tried
assess
issue
volume-based
morphometric
(VBM)
analyses.They
reported
no
differences
anatomical
images
could
patterns.We
like
out
absence
control
group
makes
it
difficult
Behavioural Brain Research,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
476, P. 115283 - 115283
Published: Oct. 3, 2024
Persistent
COVID-19
symptoms
post-acute
state
have
been
shown
to
a
significant
negative
impact
on
brain
structure
and
function.
In
this
study,
we
conducted
magnetic
resonance
imaging
(MRI)
of
the
whole
in
43
working-age
adults
(mean
age:
44.79±10.80;
range:
24-65
years)
with
history
(731.17±312.41
days
post-diagnosis),
also
assessed
their
cognitive
function
(processing
speed,
attention,
working
memory,
executive
function,
recognition
memory),
mental
health,
sleep
quality.
MRI
data
were
processed
using
FSL
derive
regional
volumes
for
bilateral
nucleus
accumbens,
caudate,
pallidum,
putamen,
thalamus,
amygdala,
hippocampus,
total
grey
matter,
white
cerebral
spinal
fluid
volume,
analysed
relation
persistent
symptom
load,
Higher
load
was
significantly
associated
smaller
putamen
lower
response
accuracy
memory
tasks,
as
well
longer
time
complete
task,
poorer
health
Smaller
fully
mediated
relationship
between
Further
research
is
required
confirm
whether
reduced
volume
its
association
poor
persists
survivors
long
term.