Coronavirus fights a war of lungs and minds, new research shows
Neurological and mental disorders may afflict up to a third of Covid-19 survivors
07 April 2021 - 10:00
London — One in three Covid-19 survivors in a study of more than 230,000 mostly US patients were diagnosed with a brain or psychiatric disorder within six months, suggesting the pandemic could lead to a wave of mental and neurological problems, scientists said on Tuesday.
Researchers who conducted the analysis said it was not clear how the virus was linked to psychiatric conditions such as anxiety and depression, but that these were the most common diagnoses among the 14 disorders they looked at...
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