Brain fog, other long Covid symptoms can last more than a year, study finds

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The new research is the longest follow-up study of the neurological symptoms among long Covid patients.

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May 24, 2022, 1:16 AM PDT

ByKaitlin SullivanandErika Edwards

The devastating neurological effects of long Covid can persist for more than a year, research published Tuesday finds — even as other symptoms abate.

The study, published in the journalAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, is the longest follow-up study of the neurological symptoms among long Covid patients who were never hospitalized for Covid.

The neurological symptoms — which include brain fog, numbness, tingling, headache, dizziness, blurred vision, tinnitus and fatigue — are the most frequently reported for the illness.

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The new study, from researchers at Northwestern University, is a follow-up to ashorter-term studypublished last spring that focused on 100 patients…

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