Cognitive Impairment

Psychologist: Trump’s Doctors Monitoring Dementia and Strokes

According to Dr. John Gartner, repeated cognitive tests and MRIs administered to Donald Trump suggest his doctors are monitoring the progression of a cognitive decline rather than initially assessing for dementia. Gartner’s assessment is based on the frequency of Trump’s cognitive assessments, including the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), along with the recent MRI. Trump’s bragging about acing the tests and his lack of knowledge about his recent MRI, combined with the White House’s denial of health issues, reinforces the impression that Trump’s cognitive status is under scrutiny. This monitoring is likely to measure the rate of his mental decline and identify any related strokes.

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Long COVID Seems to Be a Brain Injury, Scientists Discover

Long COVID Seems to Be a Brain Injury, Scientists Discover

As I sit here reflecting on my own experience with long COVID, I can’t help but think back to what my doctor told me during the early days of the pandemic. She expressed her concerns about the loss of smell and taste being more than just a sinus issue, but rather a neurological one. It seemed that even then, scientists suspected that COVID-19 had the potential to cause brain damage.

And now, it appears that these suspicions were correct. Scientists have discovered that long COVID is, in fact, a brain injury.… Continue reading