Covid-19 may be associated with cognitive decline and acceleration of Alzheimer's-like symptoms, researchers have reported
Researchers with an international consortium looking to understand the long-term consequences of Covid-19 on the central nervous system are finding memory issues and biological markers similar to those seen in Alzheimer's disease patients. Both diseases have been marked by inflammation of the brain. Dr.
Among 310 Covid-19 patients admitted to New York University Langone Health, the team found that those with neurological symptoms had higher levels of biomarkers linked to Alzheimer's. Those biomarkers include a protein called tau that's been linked with Alzheimer's and other compounds known as neurofilament light -- an indicator of damage to nerve cells -- and others.
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