SARS-CoV-2 infection is associated with self-reported post-acute neuropsychological symptoms within six months of follow-up.
Liana R AndronescuStephanie A RichardAnn I ScherDavid A LindholmKatrin MendeAnuradha GanesanNikhil HuprikarTahaniyat LalaniAlfred SmithRupal M ModyMilissa U JonesSamantha E BazanRhonda E ColomboChristopher J ColomboEvan EwersDerek T LarsonRyan C MavesCatherine M BerjohnCarlos J MaldonadoCaroline EnglishMargaret Sanchez EdwardsJulia S RozmanJennifer RusieckiCelia ByrneMark P SimonsDavid TribbleTimothy H BurgessSimon D PollettBrian K AganPublished in: PloS one (2024)
Participants with a history of SARS-CoV-2 infection were up to twice as likely to report cognitive impairment and fatigue as the group without prior SARS-CoV-2 infection. These findings underscore the continued importance of preventing SARS-CoV-2 infection and while time since infection/enrollment was not significant through 6 months of follow-up, this highlights the need for additional research into the long-term impacts of COVID-19 to mitigate and reverse these neuropsychological outcomes.