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However, loss of olfaction is not unique to COVID-19; approximately 13% of patients with influenza also lose olfaction, as do patients with MERS-CoV and Ebola virus. [11] Among the patients with COVID-19, 50% of patients recover olfaction within 14 days, and 89% of patients have complete resolution of their loss of olfaction within 4 weeks.
The authors of the new report said this isn’t the first demonstrated case of prion disease following Covid-19 infection: It’s happened at least three other times since the virus emerged.
Patients with AD were also at a higher risk of death due to COVID-19 compared to patients with frontotemporal dementia. [1] A separate study assessing the contribution of underlying conditions towards death due to COVID-19 found that the three strongest predictors of mortality were age, chronic lung disease, and AD. [1]
So what we observed, in COVID-19 patients, is the same pattern we see in dementia patients, which is the brain literally slows down,” Jiang said. A COVID diagnosis does not mean you have dementia.
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One study found that 22% of people who had COVID-19 showed cognitive impairment, such as brain fog, three months after their illness. ... “Patients have a hard time being really specific with ...
Brain death is used as an indicator of legal death in many jurisdictions, [6] but it is defined inconsistently and often confused by the public. [7] Various parts of the brain may keep functioning when others do not anymore, and the term "brain death" has been used to refer to various combinations.