Recently, some patients said that they felt tired, had decreased concentration, and even "felt like they were stupid" after "Yangkang". "Is there 'brain fog'? How long will it last?" On the 2nd, the topic of "brain fog" once topped the hot search list, triggering discussions among netizens.
Expert: There is no research to clarify the causality between new crown and "brain fog"
"After recovering from the new crown infection, I felt that my reaction was a bit slow." On the 1st, Ms. Sun from Chaoyang District, Beijing said , "You have to deliberately control your concentration when working. Yesterday at noon, I ordered two takeaways, and I felt stupid."
Wang Gongqiang, chief physician of the Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of the Institute of Neurology of Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, said that in fact, "brain fog" is not a medical term or a scientific term, but a description of a type of feeling that cannot be mentioned as a symptom. After recovering from COVID-19, most "brain fog" symptoms will gradually ease.
Wang Gongqiang said: "Long before the emergence of the new crown epidemic, 'brain fog' has been used to describe the decline in attention and executive dysfunction that occurs in chronic fatigue syndrome and other conditions. It mainly includes slow thinking and reaction, blurring, confusion, mental fatigue, inability to concentrate, or the inability to concentrate. One or more manifestations such as focusing on one thing.”
“Currently, there is no research to determine the causality between COVID-19 and ‘brain fog’. However, we can speculate that the physical and mental fatigue caused by COVID-19 infection will also cause us to suffer from it to a certain extent. Symptoms of ‘brain fog’,” Wang Gongqiang said.
How to relieve the "brain fog" symptoms that appear after the new crown epidemic
Wang Gongqiang gave a few tips -
- Reasonably consume some dietary supplements, such as GPC (glyphosatecholine).
- Secondly, good sleep, reasonable diet and scientific exercise can improve memory and other "brain fog" symptoms.
- It is necessary and very important to get vaccinated before infection, gain muscle and lose fat, take timely antiviral treatment after infection, drink enough water, increase protein intake, and get adequate sleep and rest.
"Even if your study and work efficiency becomes lower after recovering from the new coronavirus, don't worry too much about 'becoming stupid'. Most of the 'brain fog' will gradually ease within 1 month to 1 year." Wang Gongqiang said.
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