My journey after a mild infection with COVID-19: I want my old brain back

ABSTRACT Although neurocognitive dysfunction has been observed after infection by SARS-CoV-2, few studies have detailed these alterations or demonstrated their impact on daily life activities and work. Here, I describe the sequence of events following a mild COVID-19 infection in August 2020 (which...

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Main Author: Clarissa Lin Yasuda
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Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações 2022-08-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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My journey after a mild infection with COVID-19: I want my old brain back
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
COVID-19
Cognitive Dysfunction
Post-COVID Syndrome
Fatigue
title My journey after a mild infection with COVID-19: I want my old brain back
title_full My journey after a mild infection with COVID-19: I want my old brain back
title_fullStr My journey after a mild infection with COVID-19: I want my old brain back
title_full_unstemmed My journey after a mild infection with COVID-19: I want my old brain back
title_short My journey after a mild infection with COVID-19: I want my old brain back
title_sort my journey after a mild infection with covid 19 i want my old brain back
topic COVID-19
Cognitive Dysfunction
Post-COVID Syndrome
Fatigue
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