The biggest takeaway from a new study is that neurological and psychiatric symptoms from COVID can linger for at least two years after infection in some people.
, measured the range of ongoing neurological and psychiatric symptoms that over a million people faced after a diagnosed COVID infection, and compared them to people who contracted any other respiratory virus.
The researchers analyzed the health records of nearly 1.5 million patients diagnosed with COVID, and matched them with other respiratory illness patients based on variables including age, sociodemographics, and risk factors. Then they determined if members from each group were diagnosed with any of some 14 psychiatric or neurological disorders, and when.
The researchers also compared the diagnosis rates of these conditions among patients infected with alpha, delta, and omicron variants of the virus. They found that the emergence of the delta variant corresponded to an increased risk of neurological and psychiatric diagnoses. Though the study was large and tracked people over a comparably long period of time, the researchers said there were several limitations on its generalizability. For one, using electronic health records and confirmed COVID diagnoses restricted their sample to people who may have had easier access to health care or a more severe course of infection.
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