May 24, 2022
Long COVID is a colloquial term used to describe the lingering health symptoms some patients experience after contracting the COVID-19 virus. While the majority of people fully recover from the virus, some “long-hauler” patients report long COVID symptoms ranging from general fatigue to headaches and brain fog, also known as post-COVID cognitive dysfunction. Study of the long-term neurological effects of COVID-19 is a new area of research for neurologists and immunopathologists, and while there are still many unknowns, recent studies have uncovered promising potential biomarkers and diagnostic challenges to consider in the development of new clinical trials.
