Author: Verónica Cabreira. The term ‘brain fog’ has entered our daily vocabulary and gained significant attention in the context of persistent symptoms of long COVID (Teodoro et al., 2023), but it is agnostic regarding its cause, pathophysiology, and even characteristics of symptom experience. The term was primarily coined by patients, and even though it is […]
Functional cognitive disorders: underrecognised and undertreated?
In the daily clinical practice of diagnosing and treating patients with persistent somatic symptoms (PSS), we see many patients with cognitive symptoms, such as memory problems or difficulty concentrating. Some patients experience a lack of mental clarity, also referred to as ‘brain fog’.