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October 21, 2020

Cognitive Deficits in People Who Have Recovered from COVID-19 Relative to Controls An N=84285 Online Study

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[Pre-print, not peer-reviewed] Analysis of cognitive test data from a large survey in Great Britain (n=84,285) found that people who recovered from COVID-19 exhibited significant cognitive deficits, with increasing degrees of underperformance found among those with greater symptom severity and level of medical assistance received for COVID-19 respiratory symptoms. The cognitive deficit was evaluated through tests of semantic problem solving, spatial working memory, selective attention and emotional processing. The authors conclude that these results support the hypothesis that COVID-19 has a multi-system impact on human cognition.

Hampshire et al. (Oct 21, 2020). Cognitive Deficits in People Who Have Recovered from COVID-19 Relative to Controls An N=84285 Online Study. Pre-print downloaded Oct 21 from https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.10.20.20215863