A GP guide to long COVID ‘brain fog’
The recognition of post-viral syndrome-related cognitive changes helps reduce stigma, improve clinical management, and empower patients to seek support
This article focuses of the cognitive components of long COVID, also known as ‘brain fog’. It complements a previous How to Treat on post-infective fatigue syndrome and long COVID (see resources).1
There is evidence that long COVID is another example of post-viral syndrome, a well-recognised phenomenon.2 In this article the term post-viral syndrome is used synonymously with post-infective fatigue syndrome.1
