brain fog

  1. E

    The kynurenine pathway relates to post-acute COVID-19 objective cognitive impairment and PASC, 2023, Cysique et al

    The kynurenine pathway relates to post-acute COVID-19 objective cognitive impairment and PASC Abstract Objective To determine the prevalence and natural history of post-acute COVID-19 objective cognitive impairment and function, and their relationship to demographic, clinical factors...
  2. SNT Gatchaman

    Forbes: Dutch Survey Data Shows Significant Increase In Memory And Concentration Problems Among Adults Since Start Of Covid-19 Pandemic

    Not sure how the following paragraph even made it in when we're talking about a 31% increase in GP visits for this in 25-44 year olds... Back to reality... Article
  3. SNT Gatchaman

    Development of a Definition of Postacute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 Infection, 2023, Thaweethai et al.

    Development of a Definition of Postacute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 Infection IMPORTANCE SARS-CoV-2 infection is associated with persistent, relapsing, or new symptoms or other health effects occurring after acute infection, termed postacute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC), also known as...
  4. Sly Saint

    Brain Leukocytes as the Potential Therapeutic Target for Post-COVID-19 Brain Fog 2023, Kazama

    Abstract After recovering from the acute phase of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), many patients struggle with additional symptoms of long COVID during the chronic phase. Among them, the neuropsychiatric manifestations characterized by a short-term memory loss and inability to concentrate...
  5. J

    Clinical experience with the α2A-adrenoceptor agonist, guanfacine, and N-acetylcysteine for...cognitive deficits in Long-COVID, 2022, Fesharaki-Zadeh

    Moved from the Long covid in the media thread. For the full title and abstract of the published paper see post #9. Potential New Treatment for “Brain Fog” in Long COVID Patients, 2022, Yale School of Medicine
  6. H

    From academic success to cognitive disability

    Every time the disability of ME/CFS is portrayed as people who were once physically active in life (often athletes) who can no longer reach the physical performance that they used to have. In severe cases, it's housebound or bedbound patients who "struggle to take a shower" or "can't go out for...
  7. Kitty

    Article about "Song of the Cell" book by S. Mukherjee

    I thought I'd post this (rather long) article from The Guardian, about a new book by Dr Siddhartha Mukherjee. It discusses depression and the search for a new paradigm to describe and understand it. It interested me because in a sense, it would be helpful to do something similar with brain fog...
  8. Sly Saint

    Will Covid Brain Fog Increase Risks for Alzheimer’s Disease?

    https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/mental-mishaps/202209/will-covid-brain-fog-increase-risks-alzheimer-s-disease
  9. Sly Saint

    Article: Fibro Fog and ME/CFS Brain Fog

    https://www.verywellhealth.com/brain-fibro-fog-causes-symptoms-possible-treatment-716014
  10. cassava7

    Cerebral Blood Flow and Cognitive Performance in Postural Tachycardia Syndrome: Insights from Sustained Cognitive Stress Test, Wells et al, 2020

    Background The physiology underlying "brain fog" in the absence of orthostatic stress in postural tachycardia syndrome (POTS) remains poorly understood. Methods and Results We evaluated cognitive and hemodynamic responses (cardiovascular and cerebral: heart rate, blood pressure, end‐tidal...
  11. TiredSam

    Brain Fog Article in Law Society Gazette

    https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/commentary-and-opinion/mother-in-law-brain-fog/5112894.article?utm_source=gazette_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=LCJ+accused+of+'intimidating'+lawyers+|+SLAPP+probe+|+Mother+in+law_06/24/2022#commentsJump [then scroll up] Interesting that the term "Brain...
  12. Wyva

    Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A Descriptive Clinical Study, 2022, Gutierrez-Martinez et al

    Abstract Objective: The investigators aimed to describe the clinical experience of a single center reporting on neuropsychiatric findings among patients experiencing persistent symptoms as part of post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 (PASC) infection. Methods: Data were collected retrospectively...
  13. MSEsperanza

    In which way could Psychiatry and Psychology help investigate ME/CFS (and what exactly is Neuropsychiatry?)–Discussion Thread

    Cognitive symptoms are usually categorized as psychological or psychiatric or if the cause is clearly neurological, as neuropsychiatric. For example, it's rarely disputed that most forms of dementia are neurological diseases. Yet the symptoms of dementia are classified as (neuro-)psychiatric I...
  14. Andy

    ‘I can’t cope with multiple inputs’: a qualitative study of the lived experience of ‘brain fog’ after COVID-19 , 2022, Greenhalgh et al

    Abstract Objective: To explore the lived experience of ‘brain fog’—the wide variety of neurocognitive symptoms that can follow COVID-19. Design and setting: A UK-wide longitudinal qualitative study comprising online focus groups with email follow-up. Method: 50 participants were recruited from...
  15. Andy

    Mild respiratory COVID can cause multi-lineage neural cell and myelin dysregulation, 2021, Fernandez, Monje, Nath et al

    Mild respiratory SARS-CoV-2 infection can cause multi-lineage cellular dysregulation and myelin loss in the brain Preprint Abstract Survivors of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection frequently experience lingering neurological symptoms, including impairment in...
  16. Sly Saint

    Reclaiming terminology for ME/CFS

    Brain fog, and now post exertional malaise, terms that were until fairly recently only used to describe ME/CFS symptoms have been hijacked and become generic terms. Maybe we should learn from the Fibromyalgia community? They use fibro fog, there are many article on this (even the NHS recognise...
  17. J

    Brain fog/ cognitive dysfunction

    Interesting blog on brain fog It doesn't mention ME, but we follow each other on Twitter and he included ME in his research. https://real-psychiatry.blogspot.com/2021/03/brain-fog.html?spref=tw
  18. rvallee

    The COVID Long Haulers: Facing the Cognitive and Physical Consequences, June 22, 2021

    Many COVID-19 survivors of all ages experience alarming neurological and physical signs and symptoms post-infection. Dementia-like symptoms, including memory loss and confusion—described as "brain fog"—are lingering burdens for some, while others confront an array of physical symptoms including...
  19. Wyva

    Long‐COVID syndrome‐associated brain fog and chemofog: Luteolin to the rescue, 2021, Theoharides et al

    Abstract COVID‐19 leads to severe respiratory problems, but also to long‐COVID syndrome associated primarily with cognitive dysfunction and fatigue. Long‐COVID syndrome symptoms, especially brain fog, are similar to those experienced by patients undertaking or following chemotherapy for cancer...
  20. J

    Brain Fog Article The Atlantic—The way out of Brain Fog

    https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2021/04/brain-fog-treatments/618568/ Not a helpful article IMO...yoga, meditation yada yada yada.
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