Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
665-02-001 ISMRM Abstract

Brain Function Disturbance and Partial Recovery After 6 Months in a Working Memory Task in Post COVID Patients

Primary: Brain Function and fMRI - Task/Intervention Based fMRI
Secondary: Neuro - Infectious Disease
665-02-001 · fMRI: Applications in Neurology and Psychiatry II · Thursday, 14 May, 9:25 AM–10:20 AM · Digital Posters Row F
Keywords: COVID-19 fMRI (task based) Brain network Working memory Post Covid
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Robert Becker 1, Wolfgang Weber-Fahr1,2, Markus Sack1, Sandra Dommke1, Nabil Alzein1, Traute Demirakca1, Gabriele Ende1, Claudia Schilling3
1Department Neuroimaging, Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
2RG Translational Imaging, Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
3Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
Presenting Author: Robert Becker

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