What is Covid brain? My friend has suffered from Covid pneumonia and been off sedation drugs for 4 full days, he’s not awake yet?

[LCharles]

They want him to start trying to use his lungs and have his brain connect to that! But they say he has Covid brain?

[Sepsur]

I’m sorry I’ve never heard of it but critical illness can cause extensive cognitive & neurological issues, cognitive dysfunction is a common outcome for many of us.

[Copse77]

I am not familiar with Covid complications but like Sepsur I can can advise on critical illness. When someone has been poorly in ICU it can take time for the sedation drugs to wear off. In my brothers case it was a full month before he came around after being critically ill and sedated on a ventilator.

[Copse77]

Here is a link to information for patients and relatives from the UK Intensive care society. I volunteer with their patients and relatives advisory group.ics.ac.uk/Society/Policy_an...

[LynninCalif7 in reply to Copse77]

Thank you!