Brain function impairment severe in Covid-19, but pneumonia, cardiac arrest cause more damage

Brain function impairment severe in Covid-19, but other diseases cause more damage

Health By South First Desk 29/12/2023 Read the article

Brain function is impaired in patients following severe Covid-19, but no more than that of people hospitalised with illnesses like pneumonia and cardiac arrest with similar severity.

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Their findings are published in the Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA) Network titled “Brain Health After COVID-19, Pneumonia, Myocardial Infarction, or Critical Illness”.

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In this study, the team included 120 patients with Covid-19, 125 patients hospitalised for non-Covid-19 pneumonia, myocardial infarction, and 100 healthy controls.

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The participants were evaluated for their cognition and executive function, along with depression and anxiety. They also underwent a neurological examination.

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All the evaluations, except for impaired sense of smell, showed that patients with Covid-19 performed worse than the healthy individuals, but no worse than those with severe illnesses.

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The study also examined secondary outcomes like executive function, anxiety, depressive symptoms, and neurological deficits.

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Hospitalised Covid-19 patients generally displayed worse secondary outcome scores compared to healthy individuals.

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The study duration covered different strains of SARS-CoV-2, acknowledging varying virulence and potential long-term effects.

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