A year after surviving the corona disease, two-thirds of patients complain of nervous system disorders. The doctors reported this on Monday at a press conference on the occasion of a neurologists conference in Graz. Only 12% of the problems first appeared in patients due to Covid-19.
“The virus acts in part as a fire accelerator of the pathological (note: disease-causing) processes,” says neurologist Christian Enzinger. There are several ways in which the coronaviruses can damage the nervous system, according to the doctor of the University Clinic of Neurology at the Medical University of Graz.
Two-thirds have neurological problems
The pathogen SARS-CoV-2 partly infects the central nervous system directly, partly the coronaviruses cause vascular inflammation, open the blood-brain barrier and lead to the formation of small blood clots that clog arteries in the brain, as his colleague Raimund Helbok of the Medical University said. Innsbruck behind it. Possible indirect triggers include systemic infections, immune system overreactions and oxygen starvation.
Forgetfulness, headaches, ringing in the ears…
The most common neurological symptoms a year after an infection with the coronavirus are sleep disorders, concentration problems, smell and taste disorders, forgetfulness and headaches. Many patients also complain of weakness of the limbs and dizziness. Hallucinations, tinnitus (sounds with no recognizable sound source, note) and fainting also occurred.
Only twelve percent of cases are completely new
According to Enzinger, such neurological symptoms are not previously seen or known in 12 percent of patients. They were therefore usually intensified by Covid-19, but were not originally activated.
Source: Krone
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