One-third of coronavirus survivors diagnosed with brain condition

The Washington Times ^ | April 7, 2021 | Shen Wu Tan

[familyop]

About one-third of COVID-19 survivors have a neurological or psychiatric condition six months later, a large-sample study conducted by British researchers has found. Researchers examined health records of more than 236,000 patients. They found that about 34% of COVID-19 survivors were diagnosed with a neurological or psychiatric condition and were more likely to develop brain conditions than those suffering from other respiratory tract infections, according to the study published Tuesday in The Lancet Psychiatry journal...Anxiety was the most common condition, diagnosed in 17% of patients. Fourteen percent of patients experienced mood disorders, 7% had substance misuse disorders and 5% experienced insomnia. About 13% had their first diagnosis of a mental health issue.

[familyop]

Link to the top of the report instead of a table.

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpsy/article/PIIS2215-0366(21)00084-5/fulltext

[PCPOET7]

I would love to see how scared the ones that have psychiatric symptoms were before catching covid when compared to those who were not scared becouse all the conditions referd to can have a psychosomatic basis becouse of fear and are not necessarily neurological they also can be symptoms of real neurological problems.

[SaveFerris]

;)

[setter]

“Wondering if exposure to that dog gave me some kind of immunity because that was definitely canine Coronavirus.”

My wife is a veterinarian and this was brought up. 3 docs at Cleveland Clinic all had 3 diff diagnosis.
As I said my wife was 57, 125 lbs, perfect health and athletic and her covid style illness nearly killed her.
Her lung function is about 75%

[palmer]

There is not a single number in any of those excerpts that compares COVID to flu. The fact is 33% is a lie of omission. The correct headline is 33% from COVID compared to 25% with the flu or other resp. illness. Leaving out the second part is misleading. Lancet is a journal that publishes slop. Not saying this study is slop and will be retracted, but it is certainly being used to mislead people about the relative risk of anxiety or other neurological disorders from COVID.