❦ The brains of people who died from COVID-19 were remarkably similar to the brains of people who die from neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, showing inflammation and disrupted circuitry.

— “The brains of patients who died from severe COVID-19 showed profound molecular markers of inflammation, even though those patients didn’t have any reported clinical signs of neurological impairment,” said study co-senior author Tony Wyss-Coray, a professor of neurology and neurological sciences at Stanford University.

His team analyzed brain tissue from eight people who died of COVID-19 and 14 people who died of other causes.

About one-third of hospitalized COVID-19 patients report neurological symptoms such as fuzzy thinking, forgetfulness, difficulty concentrating and depression, Wyss-Coray noted.

These problems can persist as part of what’s called Long COVID, a lingering condition that sometimes affects patients after they recover from the original infection.

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📖 (22 Jun 2021 ~ MedicalXpress) Autopsy study shows how COVID harms the brain ➤

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