In a finding that unearths yet another way Long COVID can harm health, new research finds the condition may trigger thinking declines.
, the study involved cognitive testing on nearly 113,000 people in England. It found that those with Long COVID scored 6 IQ points lower than people who had never been infected with the virus.
Importantly, the standard variation on an IQ score is about 15 points, so a shift of 3, or even 6, points is not usually considered significant, theStill, Jackson, who wrote a book about Long COVID titled “Clearing the Fog,” said that while the tests “identify relatively mild deficits,” that can still make a difference in some cases.
Meanwhile, about 3,200 people had post-Covid symptoms lasting four to 12 weeks after infection and about 3,900 people had symptoms that went beyond 12 weeks. Of those, 2,580 people were still having Long COVID symptoms when they took the test.
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