People face memory loss months after recovering from COVID-19, claims study

In latest study, it has come to light that people who have recovered from COVID-19 are still experiencing health complications including memory problems. proceedings of study were published in medical journal JAMA Network Open, which claims in post COVID recovery nearly one-third of individuals who've been infected with coronavirus is experiencing problem retaining information and focus. 

health experts have observed 740 patients at Mount Sinai Health System in New York and found that one thing which was common for people who've h coronavirus was problem in things like "multitasking". Jacqueline Becker and or researchers from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York explained in journal that, "in this study, we found a relatively high frequency of cognitive impairment several months after patients contracted COVID-19. Impairments in executive functioning, processing speed, category fluency, memory encoding, and recall were predominant among hospitalized patients". 

People face memory problems months after contracting COVID-19

patients involved in study were tested between April 2020 and May 2021, and were all 18 years or above with prior record of dementia. During study, researcher found that people after seven to eight months of COVID recovery exhibited signs of cognitive impairment, including problems in memorizing things, events. study stated that same people also experienced problems in making judgments and planning.

tably, research showed that those patients who turned critical after COVID infection or were mitted to hospital showed signs of cognitive impairment. At same time, some patients who recovered in emergency department after critically falling ill were ones who presented with a decrease in brain function. According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one of long-term effects of coronavirus is "brain fog," or difficulty thinking and concentrating. According to various study reports based on people's experience, most people with COVID-19 get better within weeks of illness while some experience post-COVID conditions. Pertinent to mention here that post-COVID symptoms include a wide range of new returning or ongoing health problems which people can experience even after four or more weeks after being infected with COVID-19.

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