Fri, 29 Mar 2024 20:08:57 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<https://theconversation.com/mounting-research-shows-that-covid-19-leaves-its-mark-on-the-brain-including-with-significant-drops-in-iq-scores-224216>
"From the very early days of the pandemic, brain fog emerged as a significant
health condition that many experience after COVID-19.
Brain fog is a colloquial term that describes a state of mental sluggishness or
lack of clarity and haziness that makes it difficult to concentrate, remember
things and think clearly.
Fast-forward four years and there is now abundant evidence that being infected
with SARS-CoV-2 – the virus that causes COVID-19 – can affect brain health in
many ways.
In addition to brain fog, COVID-19 can lead to an array of problems, including
headaches, seizure disorders, strokes, sleep problems, and tingling and
paralysis of the nerves, as well as several mental health disorders.
A large and growing body of evidence amassed throughout the pandemic details
the many ways that COVID-19 leaves an indelible mark on the brain. But the
specific pathways by which the virus does so are still being elucidated, and
curative treatments are nonexistent.
Now, two new studies published in the New England Journal of Medicine shed
further light on the profound toll of COVID-19 on cognitive health.
I am a physician scientist, and I have been devoted to studying long COVID
since early patient reports about this condition – even before the term “long
COVID” was coined. I have testified before the U.S. Senate as an expert witness
on long COVID and have published extensively on this topic."
Via Violet Blue’s Pandemic Roundup: February 29, 2024
https://www.patreon.com/posts/pandemic-roundup-99442377
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
"From the very early days of the pandemic, brain fog emerged as a significant
health condition that many experience after COVID-19.
Brain fog is a colloquial term that describes a state of mental sluggishness or
lack of clarity and haziness that makes it difficult to concentrate, remember
things and think clearly.
Fast-forward four years and there is now abundant evidence that being infected
with SARS-CoV-2 – the virus that causes COVID-19 – can affect brain health in
many ways.
In addition to brain fog, COVID-19 can lead to an array of problems, including
headaches, seizure disorders, strokes, sleep problems, and tingling and
paralysis of the nerves, as well as several mental health disorders.
A large and growing body of evidence amassed throughout the pandemic details
the many ways that COVID-19 leaves an indelible mark on the brain. But the
specific pathways by which the virus does so are still being elucidated, and
curative treatments are nonexistent.
Now, two new studies published in the New England Journal of Medicine shed
further light on the profound toll of COVID-19 on cognitive health.
I am a physician scientist, and I have been devoted to studying long COVID
since early patient reports about this condition – even before the term “long
COVID” was coined. I have testified before the U.S. Senate as an expert witness
on long COVID and have published extensively on this topic."
Via Violet Blue’s Pandemic Roundup: February 29, 2024
https://www.patreon.com/posts/pandemic-roundup-99442377
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
