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DoneStarted Oct 28, 2026, 17:53 UTCFinished Oct 28, 2026, 17:53 UTC

Stages

  1. Reading the strategy(done)
  2. Checking MeSH(done)
  3. Counting in PubMed(done)
  4. Run Search(done)
  5. Saving(done)
Run log (10)
  1. Reading the strategy: Reading the numbered search lines
  2. Checking MeSH: Checking 3 vocabulary terms against NLM MeSH
  3. Counting in PubMed: Running 4 lines on PubMed
  4. Line 4: 96 records
  5. Line 2: 58,856 records
  6. Line 1: 264,927 records
  7. Line 3: 510,993 records
  8. Run Search: Fetching the first 20 records of line 4
  9. Saving: Saving the run
  10. Finished.

Final count (line 4)

96

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Query as run (146 characters)("COVID-19"[Majr] OR "long COVID"[tiab]) AND ("Cognitive Dysfunction"[Mesh] OR "brain fog"[tiab]) AND ("COVID-19 Vaccines"[Mesh] OR vaccin*[tiab])

Search lines

Vocabulary terms are marked ✓︎ valid, ↪︎ mapped to the preferred heading, ✗︎ not found, ⚠︎ not checked.
Numbered search lines with their PubMed counts and the counts reported in the document
No.SearchResults(reported)
1"COVID-19"[Majr] (MeSH heading valid: D000086382) OR "long COVID"[tiab]264,927no reported count
2"Cognitive Dysfunction"[Mesh] (MeSH heading valid: D060825) OR "brain fog"[tiab]58,856no reported count
3"COVID-19 Vaccines"[Mesh] (MeSH heading valid: D000086663) OR vaccin*[tiab]510,993no reported count
4Final1 AND 2 AND 396no reported count

Issues

No issues found.

First records

The first 20 of the final line's records, as PubMed sorts them.
  1. Long COVID symptom trajectories according to post-COVID-19 vaccination status: a prospective longitudinal study. (PubMed, opens in a new tab)

    Benli A, Ala Selek S, Başaran S et al. · Japanese journal of infectious diseases · 2026 · PMID 42543573

  2. Strict long COVID, symptom persistence, and functional decline among community-dwelling older adults in Quito, Ecuador: a cross-sectional study. (PubMed, opens in a new tab)

    González-Andrade F · BMC geriatrics · 2026 · PMID 42426643

  3. Mechanisms and impact of long COVID: pathophysiology, neuropsychiatric effects and vaccination. (PubMed, opens in a new tab)

    Ponnachan P, Dhawlarker A, Yasmin H et al. · Frontiers in immunology · 2026 · PMID 42404887

  4. Post-COVID syndrome in Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh: a systematic narrative review of epidemiology, clinical manifestations, and healthcare system responses. (PubMed, opens in a new tab)

    Alrossies AS · Frontiers in public health · 2026 · PMID 42245362

  5. Prevalence and long-term outcomes of brain fog and cognitive impairment in individuals with long COVID: A systematic review. (PubMed, opens in a new tab)

    Faseeh A, Rida M, Karim NE et al. · Medicine · 2026 · PMID 42216347

  6. Clinical Utility of SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Titers in the Management of Patients With Long COVID Infected With the Omicron Variant. (PubMed, opens in a new tab)

    Kawaguchi M, Sakurada Y, Tokumasu K et al. · British journal of biomedical science · 2026 · PMID 42099508

  7. Characterizing persistent Post-COVID-19 vaccination symptoms using MedDRA system organ class and preferred term classifications. (PubMed, opens in a new tab)

    Fujisawa A, Kodama S, Konishi N et al. · Scientific reports · 2026 · PMID 41832317

  8. Cognition and Long COVID: a Review. (PubMed, opens in a new tab)

    van der Feltz-Cornelis CM · Current neurology and neuroscience reports · 2026 · PMID 41824149

  9. Prevalence of post-COVID symptoms across variants of concern and follow-up periods: A systematic review and meta-analysis. (PubMed, opens in a new tab)

    Lugtu EJ, Iv DYP, Cabunoc MH et al. · International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases · 2026 · PMID 41819160

  10. Long-term health effects of COVID-19 among patients in Croatian primary care settings. (PubMed, opens in a new tab)

    Popović B, Lesac Brizić A, Ljubotina A et al. · Frontiers in medicine · 2026 · PMID 41695180

  11. Lactate, Capnia, and Fat Oxidation as Therapeutic Axes for SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein-Induced Sequelae. (PubMed, opens in a new tab)

    Gracidas C, Levy R, Varon J et al. · Hormone and metabolic research = Hormon- und Stoffwechselforschung = Hormones et metabolisme · 2026 · PMID 41672424

  12. Possible Involvement of Hypothalamic Dysfunction in Long COVID Patients Characterized by Delayed Response to Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone. (PubMed, opens in a new tab)

    Otsuka Y, Soejima Y, Nakano Y et al. · International journal of molecular sciences · 2026 · PMID 41596479

  13. Trajectory, healthcare utilisation and recovery in 3590 individuals with long covid: a 4-year prospective cohort analysis. (PubMed, opens in a new tab)

    Prashar J, Hillman T, Wall EC et al. · BMJ open · 2026 · PMID 41535076

  14. Astrocyte-mediated hippocampal damage in the pathogenesis of dysexecutive syndrome following COVID-19: A narrative review. (PubMed, opens in a new tab)

    Messina A, Bella F, Maccarone G et al. · Journal of psychiatric research · 2026 · PMID 41494490

  15. Complex chronic adverse events following immunization: a systemic critique and reform proposal for vaccine pharmacovigilance. (PubMed, opens in a new tab)

    Kenny TA · Therapeutic advances in drug safety · 2025 · PMID 41466718

  16. How do fatigue, cognitive dysfunction, activity and role functioning, and mental health inter-relate in adults with post-COVID-19 syndrome? A structural equation model analysis. (PubMed, opens in a new tab)

    Michael HU, Aste FG, Brouillette MJ et al. · Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2025 · PMID 41432873

  17. Cognitive impairment, depression, and fatigue in post-COVID and post-vaccination syndrome: a large-scale cross-sectional study. (PubMed, opens in a new tab)

    Hanc E, Koller K, Herold R et al. · European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience · 2026 · PMID 41258118

  18. Health service use and work related outcomes in older adults with functional and cognitive impairments during the COVID-19 pandemic. (PubMed, opens in a new tab)

    Prasad PA, Hubbard CC, Cenzer I et al. · BMC public health · 2025 · PMID 41204293

  19. Exploring long COVID in pediatric patients: clinical insights from a long COVID clinic. (PubMed, opens in a new tab)

    Kamel D, Vu MH, Bender J et al. · Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025 · PMID 41169891

  20. Hemostatic Disorders Following Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection, COVID-19 Vaccination, and Long-COVID Syndrome: Current Evidence and Controversies in Clinical Practice. (PubMed, opens in a new tab)

    Vishnu P, Aboulafia DM · Clinics in laboratory medicine · 2025 · PMID 41161981

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