The time to act: Early recommendations on patient care for psychiatric disorders in post-acute COVID-19 syndrome (PDPACS); Response to Llach and Ammella´s letter to the editor (Llach and Anmella, 2022)

Cognitive impairment or dementia in post-acute COVID-19 syndrome. Two suspects and a perfect detective: Positron emission tomography (PET) scan

“…Recent evidence shows that SARS-COV2 infection could become a significant risk factor for dementia, in addition to aging, due to the virus' damage to the brain ( Toniolo et al, 2021 ). Cognitive impairment, brain fog, and dementia are associated with the spectrum of psychiatric disorders in post-acute COVID-19 syndrome (PDPACS) ( Paez et al, 2022 ; Toniolo et al, 2021 )). Due to the course of dementia and early reversible cognitive decline in PDPACS, having a differential diagnosis among these disorders within the first six months could be challenging.…”