@malteengeler @danmcquillan @parismarx What % of that is driven by cognitive decline due to most people being "convinced" about not protecting themselves against #CoVID anymore. #BrainFog sounds harmless, but what could it possibly _signal_ for long-term / repeated?!?
Accelerated brain aging is already measurable: https://xcancel.com/EricTopol/status/1947680189561114969 / https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-61033-4
#COVID impairs #MEMORY, attention, critical thinking, even in MILD CASES.
This study confirms LONGTERM deficits in the hippocampal area of the BRAIN.
Neuroinflammation is implicated, has been widely documented in SARS. #BrainFog
https://www.researchgate.net/journal/Scientific-Reports-2045-2322/publication/392873444_Insights_on_the_neurocognitive_mechanisms_underlying_hippocampus-dependent_memory_impairment_in_COVID-19/links/68561f7ae8fa0f5c282578ca/Insights-on-the-neurocognitive-mechanisms-underlying-hippocampus-dependent-memory-impairment-in-COVID-19.pdf?_tp=eyJjb250ZXh0Ijp7ImZpcnN0UGFnZSI6InB1YmxpY2F0aW9uIiwicGFnZSI6InB1YmxpY2F0aW9uRG93bmxvYWQiLCJwcmV2aW91c1BhZ2UiOiJwdWJsaWNhdGlvbiJ9fQ #N95 to #ProtectYourBrain
“Our results clearly demonstrate… MEMORY DISORDER following a #COVID-19 infection that cannot be explained solely by psychological stress or general physical exhaustion,” explains study leader Dr. Patric Meyer, Heidelberg SRH University
#BrainFog https://www.fitbook-magazine.com/health/long-term-effects-of-covid-19-recovered-patients-struggle-to-differentiate-certain-memories #smart #N95
Whoops. I lost my train of thought. Welp. I'm sure it wasn't important.
*bucket of water sitting there*
[5 MINUTES LATER]
Oooh. A firetruck!
Source: Jenn Has ADHD
“You stood me up”
Bro, I don't even remember what day it is.
My cognitive issues all in one meme
Comic by: @EIRINNSKE_COMICS on Twitter
She refers to the high quality data from "Brain imaging before and after COVID-19 in UK Biobank"
reduction in grey matter thickness and tissue contrast [...] greater changes in markers of tissue damage [...] and a greater reduction in global brain size in the SARS-CoV-2 cases [2]
[2] https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.06.11.21258690v1
Sorry I didn't reply for 3 weeks, I was lost in.....uhhhhhhhhhhh
Some people are turning to nicotine gum and patches to treat long COVID brain fog
#Health #COVID19 #LongCOVID #BrainFog #NicotinePatch #NicotineGum #COVIDRecovery #ChronicIllness #Neurology #PandemicAftermath #BrainHealth #Fatigue #CognitiveHealth
https://the-14.com/some-people-are-turning-to-nicotine-gum-and-patches-to-treat-long-covid-brain-fog/
