Many people suffering from “long Covid” are still unable to work at full capacity six months after infection, a large-scale survey of confirmed and suspected patients has found. There is no consensus on the scale and impact of long Covid but emerging data is concerning. Memory and cognitive dysfunction, experienced by more than 85% of respondents, were the most pervasive and persistent neurological symptoms. “There may be differences in terms of … those with confirmed infection and those without,” said Dr Tim Nicholson, who is part of a multidisciplinary team at King’s College hospital setting up NHS-funded clinics for long Covid. Neurologists at the University of Brescia in Italy found that a third of 165 former Covid patients recalled for neurological assessment had problems six months after leaving hospital.

Source: The Guardian January 05, 2021 06:00 UTC