A new study shows just how much Covid might affect the brain. Here's what experts want you to know.
, found that older adults who were infected with Covid had a 50 to 80% higher chance of developing Alzheimer’s compared to people who’d never had Covid.
“These findings are not surprising to me since there is increasing understanding that medical stressors, from surgery to urinary tract infections, can lead to abrupt declines in cognitive abilities called ‘delirium’ or ‘encephalopathy,’ which is increasingly recognised as a risk factor for subsequent dementia diagnosis,” Dr
According to the researchers, it’s unclear if Covid directly contributes to the development of Alzheimer’s disease or if it speeds up degenerative changes in the brain that are already in progress.