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A
finding
that could affect
millions
of Americans
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People
who had COVID-19 are at higher risk for a host of brain injuries
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The
year-long
study, published in
Nature Medicine
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Brain
and other neurological disorders occurred
7% mor
e in
covid
effected people than others
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Roughly
6.6 million
Americans who had brain
impairments
linked with their
COVID
infection
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Study
records from 154,000
U.S. veterans
who had tested COVID
positive
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Study
included
both hospitalized and non-hospitalized
patients
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most
common symptom
is
Memory impairments, commonly referred to as
brain fog,
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People had
COVID are
77% higher
risk of developing memory
problems
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People infected with the virus also were 50% more likely to have an ischemic stroke
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80% more likely to have seizures, 43% more likely to have mental health issues
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Along
with a
nxiety
depression, headaches and
42% more likel
y to suffer movement disorders
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