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Gabriel A de Erausquin, AAIC 2021: The Alzheimer’s Association-led Global SARS-CoV-2 Consortium

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Published Online: Sep 2nd 2021

touchNEUROLOGY joins Gabriel de Erausquin (UT Health San Antonio, TX, USA) at AAIC 2021 to discuss the Alzheimer’s Association-led Global SARS-CoV-2 Consortium and the links between long-term cognitive dysfunction, acceleration of Alzheimer’s symptoms and COVID-19.

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  1. Could you tell us a little about the Alzheimer’s Association-led global SARS-CoV-2 consortium? (00:30-02:07)
  2. What were the aims and design of the cohort study you presented at AAIC? (02:07-04:01)
  3. What symptoms of cognitive impairment were found, and how did these correlate with olfactory symptoms and COVID-19 severity? (04:01-07:05)
  4. What unanswered questions remain regarding this association? (07:05-10:12)

Disclosures: Prof de Erausquin has no financial or non-financial conflicts of interest to declare in relation to this video.

Support: Interview and filming supported by Touch Medical Media. Interview conducted by Sophie Nickelson.

Filmed in coverage of the 2021 AAIC Annual Meeting.

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