Are there any theories why this is happening?
It it "just" the mentally difficult situation people are in, who get infected? Or is there some neurological damage done by the virus? Maybe even permanent damage?
It it "just" the mentally difficult situation people are in, who get infected? Or is there some neurological damage done by the virus? Maybe even permanent damage?
The elevated rates of stroke and dementia are more concerning, but are a less startling 7% and 2% respectively of the observed population. I’m not sure if the authors controlled well for confounding conditions either.
The article covers this:
>> Anxiety, at 17%, and mood disorders, at 14%, were the most common, and did not appear to be related to how mild or severe the patient’s COVID-19 infection had been.
So these disorders aren't caused by the trauma from hospitalization.
However, very little is known about why it manifests or how extensive it is. Brain autoimmunity or even just cardiovascular restriction due to inflammation can cause neurological effects.
* I am not a doctor, but had covid and have many of these symptoms
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/news/newsroom/news-releases/...