Symptoms of amnesia
Most of the information we have now deals with patients who have been to the doctor. We don’t have solid evidence yet that this is the exact percentage of COVID-19 patients who will experience brain fog.
But this includes a spectrum of issues: memory issues, brain fog, seizures, strokes, and neuropathy (or numbness in the extremities, usually hands and feet). Q: How many people who contract COVID-19 will experience brain fog?Ī: At this point, it seems like a third of patients will have some type of neurological illness associated with COVID-19. We expect some neurological issues in those who are severely sick, who have had a major stroke or a traumatic injury, or who have undergone anesthesia for long periods of time, but people who have mild cases of COVID-19-who don’t require hospital visits-are also experiencing neurological side effects from the virus, which is unexpected. Q: Who is most likely to experience brain fog from COVID-19?Ī: We aren’t sure. Here, Omar Danoun, M.D., a neurologist with Henry Ford Health, shares what we know-and don’t yet know-when it comes to brain fog and COVID-19. Many people who have recovered from COVID-19 have reported feeling not like themselves: experiencing short-term memory loss, confusion, an inability to concentrate, and just feeling differently than they did before contracting the infection. But others, like brain fog, are more puzzling. Because COVID-19 is a respiratory virus, some symptoms, like chest pains and coughing, are to be expected. As we’ve learned from almost a year of dealing with COVID-19, the symptoms and side effects vary from person to person.