COVID-19 can have some serious damaging effects to your brain and the rest of the nervous system. When someone contracts COVID-19, they can experience a wide variety of symptoms like loss of taste and smell. New research shows that these effects have long-term health consequences. Check out this infographic for more information!
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Johns Hopkins Medicine (June 2020) How does Coronavirus Affect the Brain? June 4, 2020. https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/coronavirus/how-does-coronavirus-affect-the-brain
The American Journal of Emergency Medicine. (May 2020) Neurologic Complications of COVID-19. May 16, 2020. https://www.ajemjournal.com/article/S0735-6757(20)30364-8/fulltext
Budson, A. (October 2020) Harvard Health Publishing, Harvard Medical School. Updated March 4, 2021. The Hidden Long Term Cognitive Effects of COVID-19. https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/the-hidden-long-term-cognitive-effects-of-covid-2020100821133
Ladecola, C., Anrather, J., Kamel H. (August 2020) Effects of COVID-19 on the Nervous System. Cell. August 19, 2020. https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(20)31070-9?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS0092867420310709%3Fshowall%3Dtrue
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