What Is Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome?
8. Cognitive Loss
Our brains need a lot of oxygen to keep them fully functional. With less oxygen flowing through the body, the brain does not get what it needs, and the patient begins to lose their cognitive abilities. The damage caused to the brain by the lack of oxygen will be permanent in some cases.
However, therapy will often help patients to make a partial recovery in that regard. It is also common for survivors of ARDS to suffer from depression, which can also have extremely serious complications. Most cases of depression that stem from having ARDS can be treated, but it should still be taken very seriously.
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