One-third of people who recover from being infected with the coronavirus suffer from various brain diseases. A study published in The Lancet Psychiatry on Tuesday found that one in three people infected with corona has symptoms of chronic mental health or neurological problems. This information was given in the report of CNN online on Wednesday.Researchers say that 34 percent of people who recover from coronavirus develop neurological or mental problems within six months of being infected.
Studies have shown that people who recover after being infected suffer the most from anxiety. This problem is seen in 16 percent. Problems with mood swings are seen in 14 percent.
Nervous problems have been found to be more severe in patients admitted to the hospital with coronary heart disease."Our findings suggest that coronary heart disease and mental health problems are more common after corona than flu or other respiratory infections," said Maxim Taquet, a fellow at the University of Oxford psychiatry who co-authored the study.
Maxim commented that it remains to be seen what happens to the infected six months after the infection.Researchers say the study could play a role in helping people recover from coronary heart disease.
The scope of the study was quite large. The study analyzed the electronic health data of more than 236,000 Corona patients.
Researchers found that people with corona had a 44 percent higher risk of developing neurological and mental illness than those recovering from the flu.Musa Sami, an associate professor of psychiatry at the University of Nottingham, described the study as "important" as it raises the issue of brain problems in people infected with corona.