What it is and what it means for virus patients

About one-third of COVID-19 patients diagnosed have some form of neurological symptoms, including seizures and strokes.

We do not have fixed data on how many people will fight brain mis, but many report it.

It’s been a month since Gary Herritz tested positive for COVID-19, and he’s still feeling the effects.

“My short-term memory is just gone. “When I text with my daughter, I have to turn the page and keep reading what I have already told her, so that I know what we are talking about,” he said. “Even today, with this interview, I’m putting a notebook here.”

These are probably several factors. We know that the coronavirus can invade the brain and nerves in the environment.

COVID-19 can cause inflammation in the brain. Patients with severe cases may suffer PTSD, especially if it was hospitalized for a long time or need to be on a fan.

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It can be much worse than just forgetting a word or two.

‘Cooking, when you walk away from the stove, you can forget that you’re making anything at all. “If you add to not being able to smell, you will not know if something is burning,” Herritz said.

He keeps detailed notes and places his medicine in the middle of the floor so he can see it and remember to take it.

Post-COVID brain feces are being studied. But younger, healthier people are more likely to eventually bounce back, while those who are older or have suffered a previous brain injury, such as a stroke, experience more long-term problems.

Those with more severe cases are at greater risk of suffering permanent problems.

Herritz says the antibody treatment he received because he is at high risk of saving his life. He hopes to persuade others to wear masks, distance themselves and get the vaccine.

“It can happen to you. COVID will find you. It found me. “I do not know too many people who were more careful,” he said.

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Many people developed severe long-term symptoms after suffering from COVID-19.

If you suffer from brain fog or other memory problems, it is important to tell your doctor, because there are steps you can take to repair your brain.

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