New research warns that COVID-19 can also take aim at the brain -- infection with the new coronavirus can trigger serious nerve damage, stroke, inflammation and even wild bouts of delirium, according to reports.
Infection can trigger serious nerve damage, stroke, inflammation and even wild bouts of delirium.
, a middle-aged male patient said he had visions of vampires, dead people, armed goons, and even the devil.In the context of coronavirus,"we do not yet know why delirium occurs," said Michael Zandi. He's a co-senior author of the British study, and an honorary associate professor at University College London Queen Square Institute of Neurology.
As to whether COVID-triggered delirium might result from direct damage to the brain, Zandi noted that brain scans and spinal fluid analysis results"were largely normal" among those who struggled with delirium, adding to the mystery. In addition, eight COVID patients suffered a stroke, while another eight suffered nerve damage. Most of the nerve damage cases involved Guillain-Barré syndrome, a rare disorder that unfolds when the body's own immune system runs amok and starts to attack the patient's nervous system.
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