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Study: Severe COVID causes cognitive loss equivalent to 20 years of ageing | TheCable

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A new study has found that patients who recover from severe COVID suffer the same cognitive impairment that people go through...

A new study has found that patients who recover from severe COVID suffer the same cognitive impairment that people go through between the ages of 50 and 70.

Among the patients, 16 were said to have been placed on mechanical ventilation during their stay in hospital.The individuals reportedly underwent detailed computerised cognitive tests for an average of six months after their severe illness using the “Cognitron platform”, which measures different aspects of mental faculties such as memory, attention and reasoning.

The researchers said the COVID survivors were less accurate and had slower response times than the matched control population.They added that these deficits were still detectable when the patients were following up six months later and that the effects were strongest for those who required mechanical ventilation.

 

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