Even mild COVID can cause brain shrinkage and affect mental function, new study shows
How the pandemic has affected long-term mental health patients
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8 March 2022Even mild COVID can cause brain shrinkage and affect mental function, new study shows
Most of what we know about how COVID can affect the brain has come from studies of severe infection. In people with severe COVID, inflammatory cells from outside the brain can enter brain tissue and spread inflammation. There may be changes to blood vessels. Brain cells can even have changes similar to those seen in people with Alzheimer’s disease.
