For those of us with any long-covid issues, also know as covid long haulers.

Some people who experience cognitive issues after long covid continue to struggle with brain function for at least two years, a new study shows.


Researchers in the United Kingdom found that people who reported having long-covid symptoms for at least 12 weeks after being infected with the coronavirus showed reduced performance in tests for, among other things, memory, reasoning and motor control, for up to two years after the infection. Their findings were published last week in the Lancet journal eClinicalMedicine.


The researchers used an online platform to test thousands of people to better understand how covid affects brain function and how long those symptoms persist.

It allowed them “to quantify how big the effect of covid is and who was most affected,” said Nathan Cheetham, a senior postdoctoral data scientist at King’s College London, who led the study.
In the United States alone, millions of people have reported symptoms of long covid.

Long-covid symptoms can vary widely and include fatigue, respiratory and heart problems, digestive problems and neurological issues such as brain fog.

Research shows a majority of people experiencing long-covid symptoms have reported brain fog — a collection of symptoms, including impaired attention, concentration, memory and processing speed.
These symptoms can linger for weeks, months or years.


“There has been some contention about whether the cognitive effects of an earlier covid infection do actually persist,” said Anna S. Nordvig, a neurologist at Weill Cornell Medicine who founded a clinic for long-haulers with brain fog.

In her own practice, however, she has “absolutely seen these symptoms persist — unfortunately, over three years in some cases, and many times after just a mild covid infection,” she said……..

https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2023/07/26/long-covid-brain-function-cognition-memory/