COVID-19 positive outpatients are at an increased risk of neurodegenerative disorders compared with individuals who tested negative for the virus, a new study presented today at the 8th European Academy of Neurology (EAN) Congress has shown.
The study, which analysed the health records of over half of the Danish population, found that those who had tested positive for COVID-19 were at an increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and ischaemic stroke.
Comments closedSome people experience lingering cognitive decline, with degree of impairment linked to illness severity.
Comments closedThe first major study to compare brain scans of people before and after they catch Covid has revealed shrinkage and tissue damage in regions linked to smell and mental capacities months after subjects tested positive.
Comments closed“But the void in my brain is still there. I’m young and I feel like I have a brain that’s gone off the rails.”
Comments closedComments closedIt’s really debilitating. It’s like my battery is still at 5% at all times and it empties quickly.
