SARS-CoV2 evokes structural brain changes resulting in declined executive function.
Daniel DeuterKatharina HenseKevin KunkelJohanna VollmayrSebastian SchachingerChristina WendlAndreas SchichoClaudia FellnerBernd SalzbergerFlorian HitzenbichlerJudith ZellerVeronika VielsmeierFrank Dodoo-SchittkoNils Ole SchmidtKatharina RosengarthPublished in: PloS one (2024)
Changes in gray matter volume and white matter tracts included mainly areas involved in networks of executive control and language. Deeper understanding of these alterations is necessary especially with respect to long-term impairments, often referred to as 'Post-COVID'.