Dr. Barry Dworkin

Researchers report concerns about dementia following COVID-19 infection but the data is incomplete and much greater numbers of well-conducted studies need to be done to determine if there is a causal link.

Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 30, 2021

[display_podcast]

Source:
Researchers are concerned about the possibility that COVID-19 might lead to dementia

Related posts:

  1. New understanding of mechanism of brain disease in athletes coming up for discussion on Sunday House Call
  2. Excellent basic science study looks at certain viruses as a contributing factor to the development of Alheimer’s
  3. Non-invasive electrical brain stimulation shown to improve working memory and long-term memory in older people with memory impairment
  4. Many hypotheses under investigation to understand what leads to dementia. Creating a preventative vaccine will be difficult and take time because we need to test these hypotheses to determine why and how this occurs.