People who have had Covid-19 are at an increased risk of mental health and neurological conditions two years after infections, according to a large study published Wednesday.
The incidence of mental health and neurological diagnoses increased after Covid.
An analysis of electronic health records shows that people with Covid-19 are more likely to develop conditions like dementia, seizures, and brain fog than people with other respiratory infections.
The study used mostly U.S. health records and found that adults have an increased risk of depression or anxiety after Covid.
The researchers said that children were more likely to be diagnosed with psychotic disorders after Covid-19.
The researchers said that children were less likely to be diagnosed after Covid-19 than adults.
The researchers found that there was an increased risk of anxiety, insomnia, brain fog, and seizures after the emergence of the delta variant.
The researchers warned that the high strain the virus puts on health systems may continue even if the variant is less severe.
The University of Oxford researcher said that the risk of anxiety and depression following Covid is short-lived in adults and absent in children. Taquet said it was worrying that other conditions like dementia and seizures continued to be diagnosed at higher rates two years after the infections. The risk of these conditions is still low according to Taquet.
There is growing evidence that survivors are more at risk of developing neurological and psychiatric conditions than the general population. The first large-scale study examining these risks on a longer time scale sheds new light on the longer term mental and neurological health impacts The study is the first to look at the long-term risks to children and how they change with the emergence of new Covid variant. Financial strains, the death or illness of a loved one, work changes and disruptions to treatment and support networks all contributed towards an increase in people having trouble.
A total of 92.95 million. That is how many cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in the United States. Even a slightly elevated risk of psychiatric or neurological problems after infections can mean thousands or millions of people sick. The researchers didn't evaluate how long people were unwell for, but they could have a big impact.
There are mechanisms behind the increase in neurological and psychiatric disorders. Future studies will determine these, according to the researchers.
The world is still waiting for a long-COVID treatment.
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