COVID 19 can cause brain shrinkage, memory loss study
COVID-19 new complications to cause the brain to shrink, lessen gray matter in the regions that control emotion and memory, and damage areas that control the sense of smell, an Oxford university study has observed.
The scientists stated that the outcomes have been even visible in folks that had not been hospitalised with COVID, and whether the impact might be partially reversed or if they might persist within the long time needed further investigation.
"There is powerful proof for mind-related abnormalities in COVID-19," the researchers said of their study, which become launched on Monday.
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