Seven in ten people with long Covid experience issues with their memory and concentration months after catching the virus, new research suggests. In a study of 181 patients, 78 per cent reported difficulty concentrating, 69 per cent reported brain fog and 68 per cent reported forgetfulness, reports the Daily Record.
Checking the self-reported symptoms against cognitive tests, researchers at the University of Cambridge found a "consistent pattern of memory deficits" in people who had caught coronavirus, with more pronounced problems in those with more severe symptoms. The findings suggest society will face a "long tail" of workforce illness due to the lasting effects of the virus, they concluded.
The study, published in the Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience journal, monitored the patients over 18 months. Three in four (75 per cent) participants with severe long Covid reported lengthy periods of being unable to work.
