In patients with long COVID, lower pulmonary gas exchange may be associated with impaired cognitive function, according to a study being presented next week at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).
Radiological Society of North AmericaNov 26 2024 In patients with long COVID, lower pulmonary gas exchange may be associated with impaired cognitive function , according to a study being presented next week at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America .
This is the first time that MRI has been used to jointly assess lung and brain function to investigate their relationship in long COVID. This research is new in that it combines multiple unique imaging types to study a multiorgan relationship in a disease population." For the study, 10 female and 2 male patients who had persistent dyspnea and/or fatigue following the resolution of acute COVID-19 infection were recruited from a post-COVID-19 clinic. Hyperpolarized Xe pulmonary MRI, structural and functional brain MRI, pulmonary function tests and cognitive tests were acquired.
Related Stories"There was a range of cognitive difficulties among the patients in the study," Staab said. "Some were mild and indicated slight dysfunction, while others were more serious and indicated that some patients have slow thinking and trouble concentrating several times per day."
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