brain fog

This CKS, NICE document relating to Differential diagnosis entitled Dementia; What else could it be? raises several alternative diagnoses but no mention of ME/CFS. Differential diagnosis | Diagnosis | Dementia | CKS | NICE Particularly as we get older, any cognitive issues, (classic for ME...

Persistent neurocognitive deficits in long COVID: Evidence of structural changes and network abnormalities following mild infection Bedia Samanci, Ulaş Ay, Haşim Gezegen, Sanem Sultan Yörük, Alpay Medetalibeyoğlu, Elif Kurt, Erdi Şahin, Faruk Uğur Doğan, Mehmet Barbüroğlu, Başar Bilgiç, Haşmet...

The effectiveness of transcranial direct current stimulation on brain fog in patients with long COVID-19: a study based on quantitative electroencephalography Mohsen Saeidmanesh, Raziyeh Baniasadi, Mahdiyeh Azizi, Mahjoubeh Pourebrahimi [Language of full text: Persian] [Line breaks added]...

How Are Brain Fog Symptoms Related to Diet, Sleep, Mood and Gastrointestinal Health? A Cross-Sectional Study Canan Altinsoy, Derya Dikmen Background and Objectives Brain fog, characterized by cognitive difficulties such as memory impairment, lack of focus, and mental fatigue, is a common...

Abstract Background: This study examined the regional distribution of glial activation in essential workers with neurological post-acute sequelae of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections (N-PASC). Methods: We injected ≤185 MBq of [18F]-FEPPA as an intravenous bolus and...

COVID-19 may Enduringly Impact cognitive performance and brain haemodynamics in undergraduate students McNeill; Marshall; Fernando; Harrison; Machado To date, 770 million people worldwide have contracted COVID-19, with many reporting long-term “brain fog”. Concerningly, young adults are both...

Autoantibodies Targeting G-Protein-Coupled Receptors and RAS-Related Molecules in Post-Acute COVID Vaccination Syndrome: A Retrospective Case Series Study Mauro Mantovani, Paolo Bellavite, Serafino Fazio, Giuseppe Di Fede, Marco Tomasi, Daniele Belli, Elisabetta Zanolin Background/Objectives...

‘I thought my brain fog was dementia until I discovered it was a vitamin deficiency’

Abstract: Background: Complex chronic conditions like Long COVID and Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome involve energy limitations and changes in heart rate variability (HRV) and resting heart rate (HR). Mobile health technologies now offer real-time, valid measurements of HRV...

Someone pointed out that "brainfog" sounded like a trivial symptom. It really doesn't convey how much the symptom affects our lives, or the fact that it doesn't just go away the next morning ... or the next year or next decade. Something like "Brain crippling" might get a more appropriate...

Subjective brain fog: a four-dimensional characterization in 25,796 participants Ali Alim-Marvasti, Matteo Ciocca, Narayan Kuleindiren, Aaron Lin, Hamzah Selim, Mohammad Mahmud Abstract Importance: Brain fog is associated with significant morbidity and reduced productivity and gained...

Brain hypoxia, neurocognitive impairment, and quality of life in people post-COVID-19 Adingupu, Damilola D.; Soroush, Ateyeh; Hansen, Ayden; Twomey, Rosie; Dunn, Jeff F. OBJECTIVES Systemic hypoxia occurs in COVID-19 infection; however, it is unknown if cerebral hypoxia occurs in convalescent...

Background – Long Covid is a complex condition characterised by symptoms that persist for weeks and months after the Covid infection, accompanied by cognitive impairment that negatively affects daily life. Understanding this complex condition is important for the development of diagnostic and...

Highlights • Improvement from post-COVID-19 cognitive impairment (CI) is slow • Post-COVID-19 CI is molecularly distinct from Alzheimer’s disease • Post-COVID-19 CI is associated with CSF monocyte recruitment and gene alterations • Improvement from post-COVID-19 CI is linked to greater CSF...

Long Covid and Impaired Cognition — More Evidence and More Work to Do https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMe2400189 The cardinal features of long Covid include fatigue, dysautonomia (or postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome), postexertional malaise, and cognitive difficulties that are...

Neuroinflammatory imaging markers in white matter: insights into the cerebral consequences of post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 PASC Sean Clouston; Chuan Huang; Jia Ying; Zennur Sekendiz; Minos Kritikos; Ashley Fontana; Lev Bangiyev; Benjamin Luft Symptoms of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)...

Abstract Debilitating symptoms of fatigue and accompanying “brain fog” are observed among patients with various chronic health conditions. Unfortunately, an efficient and psychometrically sound instrument to assess these co-occurring symptoms is unavailable. Here, we report the development and...

When there's nothing else to offer Long Covid patients, there's always Hope (for "fatigue, anxiety and brain fog"). Source: my GP practice's FB page.

Post-Vaccination Syndrome: A Descriptive Analysis of Reported Symptoms and Patient Experiences After Covid-19 Immunization Harlan M Krumholz; Yilun Wu; Mitsuaki Sawano; Rishi Shah; Tianna Zhou; Adith S Arun; Pavan Khosla; Shayaan Kaleem; Anushree Vashist; Bornali Bhattacharjee; Qinglan Ding...

Plasma proteomics show altered inflammatory and mitochondrial proteins in patients with neurologic symptoms of post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection Hanson; Visvabharathy; Orban; Jimenez; Batra; Liotta; DeLisle; Klausner; Cohen; Padhye; Tachas; Koralnik Persistent symptoms of COVID-19...