Covid-19 may increase the risk of certain brain and psychiatric disorderseven two years after recovery, according to new research.
Researchers at the University of Oxford and the National Institutes of Health (NIHR) found that cases of psychosis, dementia, seizures, and "brain fog" were more common in people infected with the coronavirus than in others. found to be seen. respiratory infections.
This study showed that both Delta and Omicron variants confer similar risks of developing such neurological and psychiatric disorders.
Although children after coronavirus were less likely to be diagnosed than adults, children who recovered from Covid-19 were more likely to be diagnosed with several conditions, including seizures and psychiatric disorders.
In contrast, cases of these disorders were found to be short-lived,andno increased risk of depression or anxiety. indicated by the results.
Professor Paul Harrison of the Oxford University Department of Psychiatry, who led the study, said:
"However, it is worrisome that other disorders such as dementia and seizures continue to be more likely to be diagnosed after Covid-19, even two years later.
"Also, although omicron is less severe in acute disease, the proportion of these diagnoses appears to be comparable."
Over a two-year period, 14 neurological and The frequency of psychiatric diagnoses was compared with a matched group of people recovering from other respiratory infections.
The study was unable to determine the severity, duration, or when these disorders began in diagnosed patients.
Dr. Max Taquet, his NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow at the University of Oxford, who led the analysis, said:
"These results are having an impact on patients and healthcare services, asking why this is happening after Covid-19 and what can be done to prevent or treat these disease outbreaks.
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