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Brain and nerve conditions, such as Alzheimer’s disease and stroke, are particularly less unusual among COVID-19 survivors than among those who have never had the disease, according to a study of millions of patient records that sounds the alarm about the devastating side effects of the pandemic.
Former COVID-19 patients had a 42 percent increased risk of neurological disorders a year after testing positive, the study published Thursday in the journal Nature Medicine showed. This translates to seven more cases of cognitive decline, memory impairment, Parkinson’s-like diseases and dozens. of other brain conditions for each and every one of the other hundred people who contracted the coronavirus, according to scientists led by Ziyad Al-Aly, chief of studies and development, of the St. Veterans Affairs physical care system. Louis (VA).
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