Studies indicate that coronavirus can affect the brains of those infected.
Chinese patients who tested positive for Covid-19 presented with loss of smell, neuralgia, seizures, and strokes.
247 - Some studies are beginning to describe the impacts of the new coronavirus on the nervous system of infected people. The most prestigious American medical journal, the New England Journal of Medicine, published an article highlighting that French healthcare professionals studied Covid-19 positive patients who were disoriented or agitated, with images showing inflammation in the brain. The article is from the journal. This is.
Last week, the American Medical Association published a study indicating that 36% of a total of 214 Chinese patients experienced neurological symptoms such as loss of smell, neuralgia, seizures, and even strokes.
“Everyone says it’s a breathing problem, but it also affects what matters most: the brain,” said S. Andrew Josephson, director of the Department of Neurology at the University of California, San Francisco.
“If you feel confused, if you have trouble thinking, those are good reasons to see a doctor,” he stated. “The old idea that you should only see a doctor if you have shortness of breath is probably no longer valid.”