Brain Fog: The cases of covid-19 are increasing continuously. Due to this, people are once again complaining of having brain fog. Well, the same thing happened during the second wave of the pandemic.
What is Brain Fog?
Brain fog is a condition in which the ability of the brain to think is reduced. If we notice, after the second wave some patients complained of forgetting things. It was concluded that it could be due to covid as he had neurological changes in his brain. As a result, the neurotransmitter worked slowly.
What the research team from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Concluded?
At the same time, according to a recent study by a research team from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), it has been concluded that this may be due to the effect of the virus on the spinal fluid of the spinal cord. Researchers claim that some of the inflammation has resulted from an immune response to the covid-19 virus.
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“It is possible that the immune system, induced by the virus, may be acting in an unexpected pathological manner,” said Dr. Joanna Helmuth, senior author of the study and researchers from the UCSF Memory and Aging Center. Doctors say that brain fog can also be caused by meningitis, encephalitis, seizures, stroke, low sugar or low oxygen. For some, the experience of brain fog can be harmful because, they may forget useful information and have trouble staying focused.