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Brain fog
  1. Laura McWhirter
  1. Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
  1. Correspondence to Dr Laura McWhirter; laura.mcwhirter{at}ed.ac.uk

Abstract

‘Brain fog’ is a term that patients use increasingly frequently in the neurology clinic. We may think that we know what patients are talking about but at least some of the time we are likely to be getting it wrong. Patients use the term ‘brain fog’ to describe a wide range of subjective phenomena and symptoms. This paper suggests useful lines of questioning, and discusses the clinical correlates of a range of common ‘brain fog’ experiences.

  • neuropsychiatry
  • COVID-19
  • cognition
  • clinical neurology
  • chronic fatigue syndrome

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https://doi.org/10.1136/pn-2024-004112

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    • Contributors This manuscript is the sole work of LM.

    • Funding LM has previously received funding from the Scottish Government Chief Scientist Office to undertake clinical research into post-COVID symptoms.

    • Competing interests LM is secretary (unpaid) of the British Neuropsychiatry Association. LM undertakes paid expert witness work in court cases on neuropsychiatric matters. LM has previously received funding from the Scottish Government Chief Scientist Office to undertake clinical research into post-COVID symptoms. No current research funding.

    • Provenance and peer review Commissioned; externally peer reviewed by Biba Stanton, London, UK, and Jonathan Schott, London, UK.

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