Thread on Twitter: New study documents the case of two previously healthy sisters - 11 and 13-years-old - with new-onset cognitive decline after mild covid. The ability of their brains to consume glucose had been impaired - an initiating factor for dementia, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease 🧵
Nate Bear on Twitter
COVID-19 could put us at a greater risk of neurodegenerative diseases and stroke
"Analysis of nearly one million Danish health records has found patients who tested positive for COVID-19 were subsequently more likely to be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and stroke."
‘A silent killer’ - COVID-19 shown to trigger inflammation in the
‘A silent killer’ - COVID-19 shown to trigger inflammation in the brain
Research led by The University of Queensland has found COVID-19 activates the same inflammatory response in the brain as Parkinson’s disease
Like a "fire in the brain": COVID can cause brain inflammation
"A new study in the journal Molecular Psychiatry shows for the first time that SARS-2 can trigger the same inflammatory processes seen in patients with Alzheimer's or Parkinson's."
'A silent killer': COVID-19 shown to trigger inflammation in the brain
Another study showing that metabolic pathways activated in brain by covid are similar to the ones that happen in Alzheimer & Parkinson diseases. While the drugs to stop this inflammation are being tested, the inflammation is affecting millions of ppl.
COVID-PARKINSON’S LINK - News Services
"...analysis of nearly one million Danish health records that found COVID-19 patients were more likely to be diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, as well as Alzheimer’s disease, stroke and bleeding in the brain."
COVID-19 and neurodegenerative diseases
"many patients with COVID-19 experience a variety of neurological complications...possible mechanisms between COVID-19 and several typical neurodegenerative diseases, particularly Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis"
Covid-19 And Parkinson’s Disease Can Be A Dangerous Combination: Expert Tips For Caregivers | TheHealthSite.com
Covid-19 And Parkinson’s Disease Can Be A Dangerous Combination:
The viral disease has affected the brain to quite an extent. The immune response in the brain is what gets affected first and then there is the direct invasion of the coronavirus.
Tom Andrews on Twitter
Comprehensive thread on Twitter: sleepiness, ophthalmoplegia, Parkinsonism, spontaneous movements, dysuria & constipation which we consider characteristic of lethargic encephalitis, due to the position of the lesions in the brainstem THE OCULAR COMPLICATIONS OF ENCEPHALITIS LETHARGICA