Covid may have caused neuro issues: Study
The study saw participation of 3,200 patients from March to Sept 2020. It pointed out that 120 Covid patients reported neurological disorders.
There were 43 cases of stroke, 23 encephalopathy (affects brain's structure or function), 5 cases of meningoencephalitis (inflammation of the brain and its membranes), 5 cases of seizures, 7 of headache and 10 Guillain-Barre Syndrome cases (rare autoimmune condition that causes nerve infllammation), among others.
Twenty patients saw their pre-existing neurological conditions worsening.
In the study, researcher Dr Netravathi M, professor of neurology at Nimhans, said Covid may be linked to a range of neurological symptoms, affecting both central and peripheral nervous systems.
She recommended establishing a multi-centric national or region-wise registry to study the long-term effects of both Covid and its vaccination-associated neurological disturbances. Netravathi said further surveillance is needed.
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