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‘Brain fog’ of long Covid comparable to ageing 10 years, study finds
- New research suggests that brain fog, a symptom associated with long Covid, may last for years. A study of 3,000 people found that patients who experienced Covid-19 symptoms for more than 12 weeks had cognitive impacts on their memory, attention, reasoning, and processing speed that could still be detected nearly two years after the initial infection.
- The Office for National Statistics estimated that 1.9 million people in the UK, or 2.9% of the population, self-reported having long Covid symptoms for more than four weeks after being infected.
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Long COVID can affect brain function for years after infection
UK researchers have found that people with longer-term COVID-19 symptoms including brain fog showed reduced performance in tasks testing different mental processes up to two years after infection with the virus.
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