Long COVID-19 on the human brain
- Funded by Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
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Grant number: 177745
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Key facts
Disease
COVID-19Start & end year
20212022Known Financial Commitments (USD)
$744,115.05Funder
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)Principal Investigator
Ariel Graff-GuerreroResearch Location
CanadaLead Research Institution
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health/Centre de toxicomanie et de santé mentaleResearch Priority Alignment
N/A
Research Category
Clinical characterisation and managementResearch Subcategory
Disease pathogenesisSpecial Interest Tags
N/AStudy Type
ClinicalClinical Trial Details
Not applicableBroad Policy Alignment
PendingAge Group
UnspecifiedVulnerable Population
UnspecifiedOccupations of Interest
Unspecified
Abstract
Over one million Canadians have been infected by COVID-19. Many people who have been infected by COVID-19 experience negative mental symptoms, such as "brain fog" and fatigue. For many of these people, they continue to feel these negative mental symptoms even after recovering from COVID-19. However, scientists still do not know how COVID-19 harms the human brain and causes these mental problems. Our goal is to use advanced brain imaging to determine whether people who have been infected with COVID-19 show damage in their brain. We hope that this information will help doctors determine what treatments should be provided to help people who are suffering from continuing mental problems after being infected with COVID-19.