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01-01-2022 | Long-COVID Syndrome | Short Commentary

Long COVID: cognitive complaints (brain fog) and dysfunction of the cingulate cortex

Authors: Jacques Hugon, Eva-Flore Msika, Mathieu Queneau, Karim Farid, Claire Paquet

Published in: Journal of Neurology | Issue 1/2022

Abstract

Many patients who have suffered from acute COVID infections have long-lasting symptoms affecting several organs including the brain. This long COVID status can include “brain fog” and cognitive deficits that can disturb activities of daily living and can delay complete recovery. Here, we report two cases of neurological long COVID with abnormal FDG PET findings marked by hypometabolic regions of the cingulate cortex.

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Title: Long COVID: cognitive complaints (brain fog) and dysfunction of the cingulate cortex
Authors: Jacques Hugon
Eva-Flore Msika
Mathieu Queneau
Karim Farid
Claire Paquet
Publication date: 01-01-2022
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keywords: Long-COVID Syndrome
Affective Disorder
Affective Disorder
Positron Emission Tomography
Published in: Journal of Neurology / Issue 1/2022
Print ISSN: 0340-5354
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1459
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-021-10655-x

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