Connecting the dots between COVID-19 and neurological disorders
Patients with COVID-19 present a host of neurological impairments, including reduced ability to smell or taste, altered mental status, stroke, seizure, and even delirium. Yet, brain autopsy results from those who have passed away from the disease are vexing; only a few virus particles and small pockets of inflammation appear. Instead, researchers find widespread evidence of oxygen deprivation in the brain, possibly caused by systemic clotting, which is characteristic of COVID-19.
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