UK-based study reveals that Brains of COVID-affected patients may age by 10 years

People recovering from COVID-19 may suffer severe brain impacts that can last for months in certain cases, UK-based study reveals.

A new study related to the Coronavirus or COVID-19, conducted on 84,285 people, revealed that the human brain may suffer significantly as the virus is likely linked to mental decline.

A team of researchers, led by Dr. Adam Hampshire at Imperial College London completed this study named – The Great British Intelligence Test. The study, which was non-peer-reviewed, found that the cases that can be termed ‘severe’ while infected, the link to substantial cognitive deficits.

Cognitive deficits, also known as intellectual disability, are a condition beginning in childhood where people show significant limitations in their ability to learn and function. In this case study, people who had recovered may have cognitive deficits i.e., a mental decline which will be equivalent to brain aging by 10 years. This also states for the individuals who are in between the 20 to 70 age group.

This UK-based study also reported about ‘brain fog’ among many people – who have recovered from the virus months ago, suggesting this as a sign of more cognitive deficits.

However, the findings of Hampshire’s team may or may not be true as it is yet to reviewed by experts.

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People recovering from COVID-19 may suffer from significant brain function impacts, with the worst cases of the infection linked to mental decline equivalent to the brain ageing by 10 years, researchers warn https://t.co/VT3FTKzbG3 1/5 pic.twitter.com/dhwCiC6IW7

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A non-peer-reviewed study of more than 84,000 people, led by Adam Hampshire, a doctor at Imperial College London, found that in some severe cases, coronavirus infection is linked to substantial cognitive deficits for months 2/5 pic.twitter.com/yetOzwRQaV

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Scientists not directly involved with the study, however, said its results should be viewed with some caution. Read the full story here: https://t.co/xjN34tGGvN by @kkelland 5/5 pic.twitter.com/o2aBYMgOlw

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