COVID Patients Have a Higher Risk, of Neurodegenerative Disorders, , Study Finds.<br />The study was conducted by Danish researchers and presented at the 8th European Academy of Neurology Congress on June 26.<br />Researchers analyzed the health data of more than half the population of Denmark.<br />People who tested positive were found to have a higher risk of Alzheimer's disease, ischemic stroke and Parkinson's disease.<br />More than two years after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, , Dr. Pardis Zarifkar, Lead Author, Rigshospitalet Denmark, SciTech Daily.<br />... the precise nature and evolution of the effects of COVID-19 on neurological disorders remained uncharacterized. , Dr. Pardis Zarifkar, Lead Author, Rigshospitalet Denmark, SciTech Daily.<br />Previous studies have established an association with <br />neurological syndromes, , Dr. Pardis Zarifkar, Lead Author, Rigshospitalet Denmark, SciTech Daily.<br />... but until now it is unknown whether COVID-19 also influences the incidence of specific neurological diseases and whether it differs from other respiratory infections, Dr. Pardis Zarifkar, Lead Author, Rigshospitalet Denmark, SciTech Daily.<br />We found support for an increased risk of being diagnosed with neurodegenerative and cerebrovascular disorders in COVID-19 positive compared to COVID-negative patients. , Dr. Pardis Zarifkar, Lead Author, Rigshospitalet Denmark, SciTech Daily.<br />Those who tested positive for COVID were three and a half times more likely to be diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.<br />They were 2.7 times more likely to be diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.<br />However, researchers also found that the increased risk of neurological disease was consistent with other infections such as the flu virus and pneumonia.<br />Most neurological disorders do not appear to be more frequent after COVID-19 than after influenza or community-acquired bacterial pneumonia, Dr. Pardis Zarifkar, Lead Author, Rigshospitalet Denmark, SciTech Daily.<br />These findings will help to <br />inform our understanding of the long-term effect of COVID-19 <br />on the body .., Dr. Pardis Zarifkar, Lead Author, Rigshospitalet Denmark, SciTech Daily.<br />... and the role that infections play in neurodegenerative diseases and stroke, Dr. Pardis Zarifkar, Lead Author, Rigshospitalet Denmark, SciTech Daily
