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COVID's Inflammation Linked to Long-Term Brain Effects - Neuroscience News

“A significant portion of COVID-19 survivors, even those who had mild cases, may experience cognitive decline and difficulty concentrating for extended periods after the infection.”

#cognition #Covid-19 Cognitive Impairment #cognitive decline #Post-Acute Conditions #brain #brain injury #Neuroinflammation #long covid

·neurosciencenews.com·Aug 28, 2024

COVID's Inflammation Linked to Long-Term Brain Effects - Neuroscience News

SARS-CoV-2 is associated with changes in brain structure in UK Biobank

UK researchers scanned the brains of 400 people before and after mild covid, compared them with controls and found:

greater reduction in grey matter thickness
greater reduction in global brain size
greater cognitive decline
greater change to primary olfactory cortex

#Brain #Brain shrinkage #brain injury #cognitive decline #cognition #grey matter shrinkage #global brain size

·nature.com·Jun 13, 2023

SARS-CoV-2 is associated with changes in brain structure in UK Biobank