In addition to a host of physical effects, Covid-19 has a profound impact on mental health and the brain, a peer-reviewed study has found
of 215 studies exploring the ways Covid-19 affects the brain and mental health, the researchers found very high numbers of patients reporting symptoms of mental health issues like depression and anxiety .
Neurological symptoms were also commonplace, with the most frequently reported symptoms being a loss of smell , weakness , fatigue , a loss of taste , muscle pain and headache . Some serious neurological issues were also linked with Covid-19 infection, including ischemic stroke , hemorrhagic stroke and seizure , which the researchers noted could lead to a “substantial increase in the burden of disease” despite the low frequency given the high numbers of people contracting Covid-19.
While the majority of studies focused on severe cases, primarily where people had been admitted to hospital, the researchers surprisingly found similarly high levels of neurological and psychiatric symptoms in those with less severe illness. In this group, fatigue , loss of smell , muscle pain , loss of taste and headaches were reported more often than in hospitalized patients.the finding indicates “that Covid-19 affecting mental health and the brain is the norm, rather than the exception."
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