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How COVID-19 can damage the brain

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People are getting psychosis after COVID-19, prompting scientists to investigate whether the body is mistakenly attacking the brain after infection. https://www.businessinsider.com/author/marianne-guenot-ins Neurologic, psychiatric conditions common in COVID-19. Brain involvement the norm, rather than exception. https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2021/06/neurologic-psychiatric-conditions-common-covid-19 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATy1HXQNibk Study: A Third of COVID Patients Develop Neuropsychiatric Symptoms. Some COVID-19 patients have reported experiencing psychotic symptoms weeks after their initial infection. And now researchers say the development of these symptoms may be more common than previously thought. Study: 1 in 5 Adults Develop Pandemic-Related Mental Disorders According to new research published in JAMA Psychiatry, as many as one-third of COVID-19 patients have long-term neuropsychiatric symptoms, including psychosis and anxiety. Researchers belie...