Brain & Body Things

Brain fog...with Dr. Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez.

July 18, 2022 Dr. Natasha Mehta Season 1 Episode 7
Brain & Body Things
Brain fog...with Dr. Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez.
Show Notes

Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, MD is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at the Long School of Medicine at UT Health San Antonio. She previously was the Medical Director of the Brain Injury and Stroke Program at a top three US News and World Report Best Hospital for Rehabilitation. Her area of clinical expertise is the care of patients with traumatic brain injury, stroke rehabilitation, and interventional spasticity management. During the COVID-19 pandemic, she has developed a Post-COVID Recovery Clinic to aid in the rehabilitative recovery of patients with functional, mobility, and cognitive deficits after infection with coronavirus. She strives to increase awareness of the long-term debilitating aspects of Long COVID and lobbies to improve access to care.

In this episode we are going chat with Dr. Verduzco-Gutierrez about all things brain fog. This is a very common symptom experienced in the setting of fatigue, chronic insomnia, mood disturbance, stress and, most recently, after a COVID-19 infection. You will definitely want to tune in to hear about what she has to say if you or a family member has experienced brain fog, or if you are simply interested in the topic.

In this episode we discuss:

  • What is brain fog?
  • Brain fog in Long COVID.
  • Helpful strategies for people with brain fog.
  • Treatment options.

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