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Mental Health@lemmy.world · 1 year ago

Long COVID impacts brain function 2 years after infection - study

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Long COVID impacts brain function 2 years after infection - study

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Mental Health@lemmy.world · 1 year ago

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A UK study found that the impact of long COVID on people’s cognitive functions was equal to ageing them 10 years.

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No, the brain is a pretty resilient organ. People have lost half of it and still lived relatively normal lives.
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  I hope you’re right. If you’re wrong, I won’t remember anyway.

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