Date of Presentation
5-4-2023 12:00 AM
College
School of Osteopathic Medicine
Poster Abstract
The SARS-CoV-2 virus, responsible for the covid-19 pandemic, has had profound effects on countries worldwide. As the pandemic progressed, clinical and patient data continued to mount. A subset of symptoms named “Long Covid Syndrome” persisted in patients after recovering from infection. One commonly reported but understudied symptom was a deficit in memory function. Although commonly reported, prevalence of ‘brain fog’ has yet to be characterized using patient data. Using Rowan Medicine electronic patient data, we were able to collect information on patients before and after the emergence of the coronavirus. Data was collected on reported memory-related symptoms as well as age and sex of the patients reporting. Using the cohort datasets, we were able to determine the rate of memory symptoms reporting in patients within the Rowan Medicine health network. The dataset acquired for the study was extremely small, thus limiting our ability to provide a powerful analysis. There were no significant observations made using the data available. Collectively, the data presented here is intriguing and merits further analysis with greater power.
Keywords
COVID-19, Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome, Long Covid, SARS-CoV-2 Infection, Cognition, Memory, Neurobehavioral Manifestations
Disciplines
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment | Infectious Disease | Medicine and Health Sciences | Neurology | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms | Virus Diseases
Document Type
Poster
Included in
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment Commons, Infectious Disease Commons, Neurology Commons, Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Commons, Virus Diseases Commons
The Impact of Covid-19 on Post-Recovery Memory
The SARS-CoV-2 virus, responsible for the covid-19 pandemic, has had profound effects on countries worldwide. As the pandemic progressed, clinical and patient data continued to mount. A subset of symptoms named “Long Covid Syndrome” persisted in patients after recovering from infection. One commonly reported but understudied symptom was a deficit in memory function. Although commonly reported, prevalence of ‘brain fog’ has yet to be characterized using patient data. Using Rowan Medicine electronic patient data, we were able to collect information on patients before and after the emergence of the coronavirus. Data was collected on reported memory-related symptoms as well as age and sex of the patients reporting. Using the cohort datasets, we were able to determine the rate of memory symptoms reporting in patients within the Rowan Medicine health network. The dataset acquired for the study was extremely small, thus limiting our ability to provide a powerful analysis. There were no significant observations made using the data available. Collectively, the data presented here is intriguing and merits further analysis with greater power.