Neurocognitive consequences, brain fog post covid 19 in the municipality of Zacapa

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  • Jorge Alberto Mariscal Chacón Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46780/sociedadcunzac.v3i2.86

Keywords:

neurocognitive, aftermath, fog, mental, concentration

Abstract

PROBLEM: mental fog is one of the neurocognitive consequences to take into consideration that may occur after having suffered from covid 19 OBJECTIVE: to establish post covid 19 neurocognitive symptoms in the municipality of Zacapa. METHOD: cross-sectional descriptive study on the neurocognitive consequences of post covid 19 mental fog in the municipality of Zacapa. RESULTS: in the clinical profile, the age range that prevailed in the study population was between the ages of 20 to 30 years with 56.25% and the gender that stood out the most was the female with 75%. 96.25% indicate being vaccinated against covid and 45% indicate having the third dose, 36.25% report that their estimated time of covid was 1 month. In the acute neuropsychological picture, 97.5% stated that they did not need hospitalization, 56.25% presented respiratory symptoms, and 75.5% indicated that they had not suffered from altered consciousness. Regarding the symptomatology, a CONCLUSION: 65% of the population presented post-covid symptoms after 1 month of having suffered the infection, these being fatigue represented by 71.25%, migraine with 52.5%, lack of concentration in 42.5%, problems memory at 37.5%.

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Author Biography

Jorge Alberto Mariscal Chacón, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala

They have a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology from the University Center of Zacapa -CUNZAC, currently a fourth semester student of the master's degree in neurosciences with an emphasis on neurocognition.

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Published

2023-07-15

How to Cite

Mariscal Chacón, J. A. (2023). Neurocognitive consequences, brain fog post covid 19 in the municipality of Zacapa. Revista Académica Sociedad Del Conocimiento Cunzac, 3(2), 17–24. https://doi.org/10.46780/sociedadcunzac.v3i2.86

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