Marcia N Gordon, Michael T Heneka, Lydia M Le Page, Christian Limberger, David Morgan, Andrea J Tenner, Niccolò Terrando, Auriel A Willette, Sara A Willette
COVID-19 causes lasting neurological symptoms in some survivors. Like other infections, COVID-19 may increase risk of cognitive impairment. This perspective highlights four knowledge gaps about COVID-19 that need to be filled to avoid this possible health issue. The first is the need to identify the COVID-19 symptoms, genetic polymorphisms and treatment decisions associated with risk of cognitive impairment. The second is the absence of model systems in which to test hypotheses relating infection to cognition...
May 2022: Alzheimer's & Dementia: the Journal of the Alzheimer's Association