People who got COVID have a higher risk of developing brain disorders such as dementia, psychosis, and brain fog up to two years after they were infected.
Aug. 20, 2022 -- People who got COVID have a higher risk of developing brain disorders such as dementia, psychosis, and brain fog two years after they were infected than people who had other respiratory illnesses, a study published inUniversity of Oxford researchers examined medical data on about 1.3 million people diagnosed with COVID from Jan. 20, 2020, and April 13, 2022, and compared it to data from an equal number of people who had other respiratory diseases.
By contrast, a higher risk of neurological and mental health conditions such as dementia, brain fog, and epilepsy or seizures remained at the end of the two-year study period. “The results have implications for patients and health services and highlight the need for more research to understand why this happens after COVID-19, and what can be done to prevent these disorders from occurring or treat them when they do.”Among people aged 18-64 who got COVID, 6.4% reported brain fog after two years, compared to 5.5% of the control group, according toAmong people 65 and older, 15.4% developed brain fog and 4.5% developed dementia after two years, compared to 12.3% and 3.
The study found no great difference between the Delta and Omicron waves in the risk of post-infection problems.
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