A study from the Icahn School of Medicine in New York showed that brain changes after a COVID-19 infection are similar to those observed in people with Alzheimer’s dementia. Furthermore, in people with Alzheimer’s, the SARS-CoV-2 virus disrupts the blood-brain barrier integrity and causes neuroinflammation that can make dementia worse. The study involved post-mortem examination…
Similarities in the brain of SARS-CoV-2 and Alzheimer’s disease individuals
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