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Neurocognitive Rehabilitation: Effective Therapy for Post-COVID Cognitive Symptoms

Neurocognitive Rehabilitation: Effective Therapy for Post-COVID Cognitive Symptoms

Behavioral Health Insights
By Micah Hoffman, MD, DABPN, FAPA, QME, CIME, CHCQM
AllMed Behavioral Health Medical Director

 

Approximately 10 percent of people who have had COVID-19 develop lingering symptoms, known as long COVID.1 Among the most frequently cited complaints are problems with attention, language, information processing, memory, and visual-spatial orientation. Such long-term symptoms often interact with neurological and mental health to affect a person’s daily functioning, from their ability to communicate clearly to their capacity for work to the stability of their relationships. Given the impact, it’s not surprising that patients with long COVID regularly rank cognitive function and mental health at the top of their concerns.2 Medical professionals and researchers working in this area are finding that neurocognitive rehabilitation, a familiar form of therapy effective in treating individuals with brain injury, is helping many post-COVID patients make significant gains.3

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