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A study by a research team at University College London (UCL) mentions 43 cases of Covid-19 patients who experience temporary brain dysfunction, stroke, nerve damage or other serious brain effects.
Researchers add a number of recent studies that found Covid-19 can damage the brain.
“Whether we will see a large-scale epidemic of brain damage associated with pandemics, may be similar to the outbreak of encephalitis lethargica in the 1920s and 1930s after the 1918 influenza pandemic, still needs to be seen,” said Michael Zandi of the UCL Institute of Neurology who led the study.
Covid-19 mostly affects the lungs, but neurologists and brain specialists claim new evidence about its effects on the brain is very worrying.
“My concern is we will have millions of people with Covid-19 now. And if within a year we have 10 million people who are recovering, and that person is experiencing cognitive decline, then that will affect the ability to work and the ability to move every day,” Adrian said Owen, a neurologist at Western University, Canada.
In the UCL study, nine patients who suffered brain inflammation were diagnosed with a rare condition called acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) which is more commonly experienced by children and can be affected by viral infection.(See Infographics: Manta X-44 Twins from F-22 Raptor with Different Fate)
Usually there is one patient with ADEM per month at a London clinic, but now the number is increasing to one patient per week during the study period. This condition triggers anxiety. (Watch Video: Bridegroom Gives Mahar Flip-flops and Glass of Water at the Kabul License)
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