So far little work has been done on COVID\u002D19’s potential impact on the brain. People were too focused on saving lives.
What he’s doing now is launching a massive study to explore the impacts of COVID-19 on the brain.aims to recruit 50,000 people with a confirmed, positive diagnosis of the virus. Using questionnaires and pop down menus, Owen and his collaborators will collect information, “completely anonymized and secure,” asking participants about their medical history, any underlying heart, lung or other health issues, the extent of their COVID-19 diagnosis and what happened to them.
“We have enough experience that we know that this is going to produce cognitive deficits,” and there are several possible reasons why, he said, including from the virus itself, the secondary effects on the respiratory system that might affect the flow of oxygen to the brain, to staying in ICU.Article content continued
In a handout photo of Western University neuroscientist Adrian Owen, who, in collaboration with Dr. Rick Swartz, a stroke neurologist from Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and the University of Toronto, has launched a study to look at the possible effects of COVID-19 on the brain.During the SARS pandemic of 2002-03, many survivors suffered long-term neurological complications. The new virus shares many of the same features as its more lethal predecessor.
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