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A Shocking Number of COVID-19 Survivors Have Been Diagnosed With Neurological Issues – ScienceAlert

One in eight COVID-19 survivors also receive their first-ever psychiatric or neurological diagnosis within six months of testing positive.

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Six months after testing positive for COVID-19, one in eight survivors are diagnosed with a neurological or psychiatric illness like dementia for the first time in their lives, a study led by Oxford researchers found. 
Patients who’ve been hospitalized are especially susceptible to psychiatric complications, though even non-hospitalized patients had an increased risk for issues like depression and stroke, the study also found.  
The findings, which have not yet been peer-reviewed, add to growing…

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