Mitigating Long-Term COVID-19 Consequences on Brain Health

COVID-19 is increasingly being linked to brain health impacts. The emerging situation is consistent with evidence of immunological injury to the brain, which has been described as a resulting “brain fog.” The situation need not be medicalized but rather clinically managed in terms of improving resil...

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Published in:Frontiers in neurology 2021-09, Vol.12, p.630986-630986
Main Authors: D'Arcy, Ryan C. N., Sandhu, Jagdeep K., Marshall, Shawn, Besemann, Markus
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
brain inflammation
cognition
coronavirus
Neurology
neuromodulation
neuroplasticity
SARS-CoV-2
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Summary:COVID-19 is increasingly being linked to brain health impacts. The emerging situation is consistent with evidence of immunological injury to the brain, which has been described as a resulting “brain fog.” The situation need not be medicalized but rather clinically managed in terms of improving resilience for an over-stressed nervous system. Pre-existing comparisons include managing post-concussion syndromes and/or brain fog. The objective evaluation of changes in cognitive functioning will be an important clinical starting point, which is being accelerated through pandemic digital health innovations. Pre-morbid brain health can significantly optimize risk factors and existing clinical frameworks provide useful guidance in managing over-stressed COVID-19 nervous systems.
ISSN:1664-2295
1664-2295
DOI:10.3389/fneur.2021.630986