Research shows long COVID sufferers show impaired brain function

File photo dated 19/01/22 of a woman wearing a face mask crossing Waterloo Bridge, London. Source: AP

New research into the impact of long COVID on the brain shows sufferers experience memory loss and difficulty concentrating similar to people with traumatic brain injuries and stroke.

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Highlights

• A new research was carried out at the long COVID clinic at St Vincent's Hospital in Sydney to look at the effect of having long COVID.
• It found that around 20 per cent of patients suffer memory loss and brain fog, with no improvement 12-months on.
• The Australian study has also identified a marker of brain impairment that could help accelerate treatments.

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