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COVID-19 Survivors Face Lasting Attention Deficits, Study Reveals

7/21/2025

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A Brazilian study reveals that COVID-19 survivors discharged from hospitals face troubling attention deficits three months later, even after physical healing. The Continuous Visual Attention Test showed lingering issues with focus and reaction time, emphasizing the importance of cognitive evaluations for these patients to support their daily lives and recovery journey.

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A Brazilian study reveals that COVID-19 survivors discharged from hospitals face troubling attention deficits three months later, even after physical healing. The Continuous Visual Attention Test showed lingering issues with focus and reaction time, emphasizing the importance of cognitive evaluations for these patients to support their daily lives and recovery journey.