Covid and Brain Damage

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COVID-19-related encephalopathy presenting with aphasia resolving following tocilizumab treatment

"COVID-19-related encephalopathy may present with early language disturbances.

Cytokine-mediated neuroinflammation has been suggested as the underlying mechanism"

COVID-19-related encephalopathy presenting with aphasia:

#Brain #Aphasia

·sciencedirect.com·Jun 13, 2023

Life as a Long-Hauler: COVID Leaves Former English Professor at a Loss for Words

"This condition is called speech aphasia ...it’s being increasingly detected in Covid long-haulers like Heidenberg, including those who weren’t hospitalized."

#Brain #Aphasia

·verywellhealth.com·Jun 13, 2023

Life as a Long-Hauler: COVID Leaves Former English Professor at a Loss for Words

Encephalopathy in COVID-19 Presenting With Acute Aphasia Mimicking Stroke

"reversible COVID-19-related encephalopathy presenting as acute aphasia, mimicking stroke or status epilepticus, eventually evolving into delirium...our case suggests that focal neurological deficits may occur as the earliest feature of encephalopathy"

#Brain #Aphasia

·frontiersin.org·Jun 13, 2023

Encephalopathy in COVID-19 Presenting With Acute Aphasia Mimicking Stroke

laurie allee on Twitter

Starting thread on aphasia as related to Covid19

#Brain #Aphasia

·twitter.com·Jun 13, 2023

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COVID-19 and Aphasia

"evidence of neurological and dysexecutive syndromes subsequent to interference of brain functions in acute patients with COVID-19, leading to variable aphasia-like symptoms."

#Brain #Aphasia

·ncbi.nlm.nih.gov·Jun 13, 2023

COVID-19 and Aphasia

laurie allee on Twitter

Read this thread. Any Covid infection can lead to Alzheimer’s-like brain damage.

There will be no herd immunity. Reinfection happens on average in 16 mos.

We also know it causes organ damage, clots & T-cell decrease.

We’ve barely begun to see what Covid infection means long term.

#Brain #Alzheimers #Cognition

·twitter.com·Jun 13, 2023

laurie allee on Twitter

COVID-19 survivors may suffer from loss of gray matter over time: study

Gray matter is part of our central nervous system & essentially controls ALL our brain's functions...It enables us to control movement, memory, & emotions, so an abnormality in the gray matter of the brain can affect communication skills & brain cells.

#Brain #Brain shrinkage

·businessinsider.com·Jun 13, 2023

COVID-19 survivors may suffer from loss of gray matter over time: study

Study links even mild Covid-19 to changes in the brain | CNN

"People who have even a mild case of Covid-19 may have accelerated aging of the brain and other changes to it...the brains of those who had Covid-19 had a greater loss of gray matter and abnormalities in the brain tissue compared with those who didn't:"

#Brain #aging #Brain shrinkage

·cnn.com·Jun 13, 2023

Study links even mild Covid-19 to changes in the brain | CNN

Even Mild Cases of COVID May Leave a Mark on the Brain

Team saw marked differences in gray matter between those who had gotten /COVID-19 & those who hadn't. Thickness of gray matter in frontal & temporal lobes was reduced in COVID-19 group, differing from typical patterns seen those that hadn’t had COVID-19.

#Brain #Brain shrinkage

·scientificamerican.com·Jun 13, 2023

Even Mild Cases of COVID May Leave a Mark on the Brain

laurie allee on Twitter

"A recent Nature study of 785 people ages 51 to 81 found those who had COVID-19 lost more grey matter and had more brain shrinkage than those who had not."

#Brain #Brain shrinkage

·twitter.com·Jun 13, 2023

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Covid psychosis understanding how the virus can hijack the brain

"In Houston, Mac’s wife and son were so concerned about the 47-year-old’s behavior they hid the family’s firearms..."

Covid psychosis: Understanding how the virus can hijack the brain

#Brain #Psychosis

·wgntv.com·Jun 13, 2023

Covid psychosis understanding how the virus can hijack the brain

Memory loss and 'brain fog' may be side effects of COVID-19, new study shows

Study: Long-term COVID-19 side effects could include memory loss and other cognitive dysfunctions.

Most common cognitive deficits: memory encoding and memory recall, which showed up in 24% and 23% of the participants, respectively.

#Brain #Memory #Cognition

·usatoday.com·Jun 13, 2023

Memory loss and 'brain fog' may be side effects of COVID-19, new study shows

Post-COVID psychosis occurs in people with no prior history. The risk is low but episodes are frightening

"Far from the respiratory disease it seemed at first, COVID can impact almost all parts of the body, including the brain. For a small number... COVID infection may be accompanied by an episode of post-COVID psychosis..."

#Brain #Psychosis

·theconversation.com·Jun 13, 2023

Post-COVID psychosis occurs in people with no prior history. The risk is low but episodes are frightening

Opa Köbi on Twitter

"Recent brain imaging shows the disease can cause physical changes equivalent to a decade of aging and trigger problems with attention and memory. Exactly why is still a mystery."

#Brain #Aging

·twitter.com·Jun 13, 2023

Opa Köbi on Twitter

Doctor says Covid affects major organs in ways we never dreamed of

"Covid affects major organs in the body in ways we never even dreamed of. One of them turns out to be the brain...And this latest research finds it doesn’t even have to be a serious infection to inflict damage."

#Brain

·walesonline.co.uk·Jun 13, 2023

Doctor says Covid affects major organs in ways we never dreamed of

‘Long Covid’ patients left with lower IQs and aged brains | The Week UK

Imperial College study finds that SarsCov2 infection can cause mental decline equivalent to losing 8.5 IQ points:

#Brain #Cognition #IQ

·theweek.co.uk·Jun 13, 2023

‘Long Covid’ patients left with lower IQs and aged brains | The Week UK

Covid-19 linked to cognitive decline, acceleration of Alzheimer's-like symptoms, research finds | CNN

"3-6 months after they were infected over 1/2 of patients still struggled with forgetfulness and 1/4 experienced additional cognitive challenges. How sick a patient was with Covid-19 was not an indicator of whether they would experience cognitive decline."

#Cognition #Brain

·cnn.com·Jun 13, 2023

Covid-19 linked to cognitive decline, acceleration of Alzheimer's-like symptoms, research finds | CNN

Long-Term Smell Loss in COVID-19 Tied to Brain Damage

"The striking axonal pathology in some cases indicates that olfactory dysfunction in COVID-19 may be severe and permanent...The results show the damage caused by COVID can extend beyond the nasal cavity and involve the brain,"

#Brain #Smell loss

·medscape.com·Jun 13, 2023

Long-Term Smell Loss in COVID-19 Tied to Brain Damage