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title: Large number of COVID-19 survivors will experience cognitive complications
date: 2021-03-05T18:27:56Z
modified: 2021-03-31T22:22:17Z
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author: Paul Garrett Hugel
timestamp: 2021-03-31T22:22:17Z
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  - Health
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by[ Oxford Brookes University](https://www.newswise.com/institutions/newsroom/4286/)

Newswise — A research review led by Oxford Brookes University has found a large proportion of COVID-19 survivors will be affected by neuropsychiatric and cognitive complications.

Psychologists at Oxford Brookes University and a psychiatrist from Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, evaluated published research papers in order to understand more about the possible effects of the SARS-COV-2 infection on the brain, and the extent people can expect to experience short and long-term mental health issues.

**Patients experienced a range of psychiatric problems**

The study found that in the short term, a wide range of neuropsychiatric problems were reported. In one examined study, 95% of clinically stable COVID-19 patients had post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other studies found between 17-42%\* of patients experienced affective disorders, such as depression.

The main short-term cognitive problems were found to be impaired attention (reported by 45% patients) and impaired memory (between 13-28% of patients).

In the long term, neuropsychiatric problems were mostly affective disorders and fatigue, as well as impaired attention (reported by 44% of patients) and memory (reported between 28-50% of patients).

![](https://nko.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/fpsyg-12-577529-t001-1024x414.jpg)

Read complete source story at [https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.577529/full](https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.577529/full)

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