The patients involved in the study were average age of 64 years, and 47 already had a history of neurologic disease. Another seven had movement disorders, and three patients had suffered traumatic brain injuries related to falls at home after coming down with Covid-19. For instance, low oxygen levels, which are common in Covid-19 patients, can cause encephalopathy, or brain damage that could prove permanent, she explained. And those with severe cases of Covid-19 cases can have surges of immune signaling proteins called cytokines, which can cause alteration of consciousness of confusion with effects lasting months, if not longer, after the initial infection. Disorders that change you as a personOf the 64 survivors with neurological complications that were discharged from the hospital in the Boston study, 27 of them returned home.

Source: CNN December 10, 2020 22:18 UTC