#Covid news from the UK: “During the COVID-19 pandemic it became apparent that neurological complications were occurring in a significant proportion of hospitalised patients & even in those with mild COVID-19 infection. While some neurological ‘symptoms’ were often mild (headache & muscle aches [myalgia]), it became clear that more significant & potentially life-changing new neurological ‘complications’ were occurring, including encephalitis (brain inflammation), seizures, & stroke.

“Our study shows that markers of #BrainInjury are present in the blood months after COVID-19, & particularly in those who have had a COVID-19-induced brain complication (e.g. #inflammation, or #stroke), despite resolution of the inflammatory response in the blood. This suggests the possibility of ongoing inflammation & injury inside the brain itself which may not be detected by blood tests for inflammation."
#health #medicine https://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/ongoing-brain-injury-covid-19-not-detected-by-routine-tests