Impaired Cognitive Function And Brain Shrinkage May Result Due To Even Mild Cases Of Covid-19
For the first time, a new study focuses on the effects of mild COVID on the brain.
The findings are based on information collected from 785 volunteers in the UK who were assessed before the pandemic, then three years later.
Half of them had gotten mild COVID, and the other half had not caught the virus.
Many people who have had even mild COVID report feelings of “brain fog,” fatigue, and problems with concentration and memory long after their initial symptoms resolve.
Most of what is known about how COVID can affect the brain has come from studies of severe infection.
In those cases, it was found that brain cells can have changes similar to those seen in people with Alzheimer’s disease.