Severe Covid can cause brain function damage ‘equivalent to losing 10 IQ points’ The cognitive impairment suffered by patients with a severe bout of Covid-19 is the equivalent of losing 10 IQ points, a new study has found.
According to scientists from the University of Cambridge and Imperial College London, the cognitive loss is similar to ageing two decades, between 50 and 70 years of age. The Independent
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- Multivariate profile and acute-phase correlates of cognitive deficits in a COVID-19 hospitalised cohort (open access) eClinicalMedicine
- Cognitive impairment from severe COVID-19 equivalent to 20 years of ageing, study finds University of Cambridge
- Being hospitalised with Covid ages your brain by 20 YEARS - and shaves off 10 IQ points, study finds The Daily Mail
- Sajid Javid intervenes as hospitals ignore relaxation of Covid rules The Daily Telegraph
- Civil servants called UK Covid testing scheme ‘unlegit’, court hears The Guardian
- Hospitals still implementing Covid restrictions amid backlogs ‘face being named and shamed’ The Independent
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