Covid and Brain Damage

Covid and Brain Damage

#aging "#post-acute conditions"
Association between COVID-19 infection and new-onset dementia in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis - BMC Geriatrics
Association between COVID-19 infection and new-onset dementia in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis - BMC Geriatrics

Older adults recovering from COVID-19 face a 58% higher risk of developing dementia compared to those uninfected, with rates peaking 12 months post-infection.

Study reviewed 11 studies, 940k cases, 6.8M controls.

·bmcgeriatr.biomedcentral.com·
Association between COVID-19 infection and new-onset dementia in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis - BMC Geriatrics