“Mr. Thira” reveals a group of people who have been infected with COVID-19 have memory problems

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On January 2, 2023, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Thira Worathanarat or “Doctor Theera” Faculty of Medicine Chulalongkorn University Facebook post about the issue “COVID-19” indicates that

yesterdayaround the world added 232,270 people, 532 more deaths, a total of 665,020,868 people diedTotal 6,697,458 people

Top 5 Most Infected is

  1. Japan
  2. South Korea
  3. Taiwan
  4. Hong Kong
  5. France

As of yesterday, in the number of new infections, countries from Europe and Asia occupied eight of the top 10 and 17 of the top 20 globally.

The number of new infections per day around the world right now from Asia and Europe Together, it accounted for 97.08 percent of the world, while the number of deaths accounted for 93.6 percent.

policies of different countries about people traveling from China

Latest Morocco Declared the ban as the first country Due to the large number of outbreaks in China

Memory problems among people who have had COVID-19

Miskowiak KW et al. from Denmark. The results of the study were published in the Journal of Affective Disorders medical journal on December 28, 2022.

Assessment in patients who come to the clinic Long COVID 194 people who had a history of infectionCOVID-19 The median pre-hospital period was 7 ± 4 months, with 91 infected requiring hospitalization and 103 not hospitalized.

It was found that 44-53% had cognitive impairment, with both working memory and memory problems detected. including problems in management and decision-making the ability to communicate through speaking

Both the infected group were hospitalized. and the group that does not require hospitalization They all have the same cognitive and memory problems. and affect the quality of life and performance in living and working

However, the above problems are more common among the elderly. have congenital disease Or infected until hospitalization

The current situation in Thailand You need to live a conscious life, not carelessly, protect yourself regularly.

protection against infection or re-infection is the best

After travelling, meeting, socializing, and participating in the past year’s festive activities. You should assess your own risk. Watch for any abnormal symptoms. If you feel unwell, you shouldCheck ATK Immediately by yourself. If it’s positive, it means that it’s infected. It is necessary to isolate from other people for 7-10 days until symptoms improve, no fever and repeated negative results.

But if you don’t feel well, you get a negative result, don’t trust it. Repeat the test at least 3 days in a row because it may be a false negative.

wearing a mask correctly during daily life It will greatly reduce the risk.

refer

Miskowiak KW et al. Cognitive impairments among patients in a long-COVID clinic: Prevalence, pattern and relation to illness severity, work function and quality of life. J Affect Disord. 28 December 2022.

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