Some virus patients’ brains age 10 years: study
The unpublished UK research shows the cognitive deficits were 'substantial' particularly in those who had been hospitalised with coronavirus
Patients recovering from COVID-19 may suffer significant brain function impacts, with the worst cases of the infection linked to mental decline equivalent to the brain ageing by 10 years, UK researchers warned earlier this week.
A non-peer-reviewed study of more than 84,000 people, led by Dr Adam Hampshire from at Imperial College London, shows that in some severe cases coronavirus infection is linked to substantial cognitive deficits for months.
“Our analyses … align with the view that there are chronic cognitive consequences of having COVID-19,” the researchers write in a report of their findings.
“People who had recovered, including those no longer reporting symptoms, exhibited significant cognitive deficits.”
