Covid-19 Attacks the Brain and May, in Severe Cases, Cause Lasting Damage

Let's not forget that being on a ventilator and under heavy sedatives can cause lingering neurological symptoms as well. Some hospitals have been using an obscene amount of sedatives as they aren't staffed enough to keep an eye on the patients.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/hospitals-retreat-from-early-co...

And I believe the older you are the more likely you are to come out of anestesia with problems. I personally know of more than one elderly person that came out of anestesia with full blown dimensia that never really went away.

I had a relatively mild case of COVID (SpO2 > 95% throughout with zero respiratory symptoms). But I lost the ability to smell and taste.

I don’t have any lingering symptoms that I know of. But it feels like my mind has been on autopilot. I don’t feel the same level of intentionality behind my actions as I used to. Personally, I ascribe this to the nocebo effect (and lack of sleep due to college), but it’d be interesting to know whether it’s caused in part by the coronavirus.

Isn't this true of any coronavirus, not just COVID-19?