Tuesday, August 25, 2020

Post COVID-19 Neuropsychological Effects - M.A.Aleem Neurologist #Trichy #Tamilnadu #India

Post COVID-19  Neuropsychological Effects.

About 1 in3 patients recovering from COVID-19   could experience neurological or psychological after effects of their infections due to lasting impact on the brain.

These  after COVID-19 longer  problems may present as fatigue, tiredness, body pain , muscle pain, headache, dizziness, mood disorders like aanxiety depression, sleep problems, cognitive  dissonance, tremors  lingering loss of smell or taste. 

It may also present with difficulty in walking due to muscles weakness, nerves damages or due to paralysis. 

During COVID-19 infection brain can be affected and results in stroke, dementia like syndromes and psychosis. 

Post COVID-19 patients can also have lasting damage to their heart, kidneys and liver due to inflammation and blood coagulation  problems. 

Some time these patients can present like post traumatic stress disorder and mental health problems.

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