How are Long-Covid, Post-Sepsis-Syndrome and Post-Intensive-Care-Syndrome related? A conceptional approach based on the current research literature

C Fleischmann-Struzek, FEA Joost, MW Pletz, B Weiß… - Critical Care, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Long-Covid (LC), Post-Sepsis-Syndrome (PSS) and Post-Intensive-Care-Syndrome
(PICS) show remarkable overlaps in their clinical presentation. Nevertheless, it is unclear if …

[HTML][HTML] Cerebromicrovascular mechanisms contributing to long COVID: implications for neurocognitive health

M Fekete, A Lehoczki, Á Szappanos, A Toth, M Mahdi… - GeroScience, 2025 - Springer
Long COVID (also known as post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection [PASC] or post-
COVID syndrome) is characterized by persistent symptoms that extend beyond the acute …

Risk factors of long-term brain health outcomes after hospitalization for critical illness

C Peinkhofer, CS Grønkjær, LE Bang, L Fonsmark… - Journal of …, 2025 - Springer
Background Brain health may be impaired years after hospitalization for critical illness, and
similar impairments occur after hospitalization for COVID-19. However, it remains unclear …

Elevated circulating soluble interleukin-2 receptor (sCD25) level is associated with prefrontal excitatory-inhibitory imbalance in individuals with chronic pain: A proton …

J Ma, P Subramaniam, JR Yancey… - Brain, Behavior, and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Aberrant neuronal excitability in the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) is implicated in cognitive
and affective pain processing. Such excitability may be amplified by activated circulating …

Comparison of long-term healthcare use among older adults with disabilities following hospitalization for COVID-19, sepsis, or influenza: a population-based cohort …

JM Lapp, TA Stukel, H Chung, S Lee… - The Lancet Regional …, 2024 - thelancet.com
Background People with disabilities are at elevated risk of adverse short-term outcomes
following hospitalization for acute infectious illness. No prior studies have compared long …

Differential Anxiety Responses in Acute Myocardial Infarction vs. COVID-19 Pneumonia Patients

S Kehaya, B Serez Kaya, İ Yilmam, M Gürdoğan - Medicina, 2024 - mdpi.com
Background and Objectives: Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, concerns about the
psychological impact of disease-related anxiety on public health have risen. This study aims …