More than 50 patients reported still experiencing brain fog, numbness/tingling, headache, dizziness, blurred vision and fatigue — even 15 months after their Covid-19 diagnoses.
Clinic has released new data on "long-haul" COVID patients, which finds that while some symptoms improve, others persist.
Most of its group of 52 patients reported still experiencing brain fog, numbness/tingling, headache, dizziness, blurred vision and fatigue — even 15 months after their Covid-19 diagnoses. However, the same group reported improvement in their senses of taste and smell. In addition, gastrointestinal problems among the group reportedly worsened slightly in recent months."Why do I still have brain fog? Why am I still so tired? Why do I still have weakness in my extremities? Why do I get confused over basic, easy things?" said 39-year-old Patrick Malia, a long-haul patient who reported recently got lost on his way to work.
Malia isn't alone, with 85 percent of long-haulers reporting at least four neurologic symptoms which are impacting their quality of life."As a whole, patients had worse quality of life than the average US population for all those domains, indicating a severe impact on their lifestyle," said Dr. Igor Koralnik, who overseas the clinic.that I have read and agree
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