Studies suggest COVID-19 associated with long-term cognitive dysfunction aha.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from aha.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Covid-19 may be associated with cognitive decline and acceleration of Alzheimer s-like symptoms, researchers reported Thursday.
Researchers with an international consortium looking to understand the long-term consequences of Covid-19 on the central nervous system are finding memory issues and biological markers similar to those seen in Alzheimer s disease patients. Both diseases have been marked by inflammation of the brain.
Dr. Gabriel de Erausquin, a professor of neurology at the University of Texas Health Science Center, and colleagues studied more than 200 adults 60 and older from Argentina who were infected with Covid-19.
Those who had a persistent loss of smell were more likely to experience cognitive issues, they told the Alzheimer s Association International Conference.
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Research looks for possible COVID-19 link to later Alzheimer’s
Experts stress far more research is needed – and getting underway – to tell if COVID-19 might raise the risk of Alzheimer s or other brain problems later in life, or if people eventually recover from brain fog.
By LAURAN NEERGAARDAssociated Press
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Researchers are trying to unravel why some COVID-19 survivors suffer “brain fog” and other problems that can last for months, and new findings suggest some worrisome overlaps with Alzheimer’s disease.
One study of older adults in Argentina found a surprising amount of dementia-like changes in memory and thinking for at least six months after a bout with the coronavirus – regardless of the severity of their infection. Other researchers found Alzheimer’s-related proteins in the blood of New Yorkers whose COVID-19 triggered brain symptoms early on.
COVID-19 and Alzheimer s: Researchers find worrisome links
By Lauran Neergaard
Medical studies finding possible long-term effects of COVID-19
This study followed patients who had a mild case of COVID-19 for up to nine months after recovery - and found about a third of them had persisting symptoms.
LOS ANGELES - Researchers are trying to unravel why some COVID-19 survivors suffer brain fog and other problems that can last for months, and new findings suggest some worrisome overlaps with Alzheimer’s disease.
One study of older adults in Argentina found a surprising amount of dementia-like changes in memory and thinking for at least six months after a bout with the coronavirus regardless of the severity of their infection. Other researchers found Alzheimer’s-related proteins in the blood of New Yorkers whose COVID-19 triggered brain symptoms early on.
COVID-19 Linked to Increased Levels of Alzheimer s Biomarkers technologynetworks.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from technologynetworks.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.