A new study has revealed that long covid Affects younger patients more than older people. Younger people are more likely to have severe symptoms than older people. The study was published in Annals of Neurology and included the first 1,300 patients diagnosed with long COVID and receiving care at Northwestern COVID Clinic.

Dr. Igor Koralnik, co-director of the Northwestern Medicine Comprehensive COVID-19 Center in Chicago, said: Long COVID impact is causing disproportionate morbidity (disease) and disability among young adults, who provide the majority of the workforce, productivity, and innovation in our society.

When you are infected with the COVID virus, you may have a number of symptoms, some of which may last for a short period of time and others that may last for a longer period of time. Long COVID is defined as signs, symptoms, and conditions that persist or develop after your COVID-19 infection. These are usually the signs that appear even after you test negative for COVID-19.

A US News report said that according to researchers, neurological symptoms of Long COVID include headaches, numbness and tingling, problems with smell and taste, blurred vision, depression, anxiety, insomnia, fatigue and impaired cognitive function. Shortages may include.

Koralnik, who is also chief of neuroinfectious diseases and global neurology at Northwestern Medicine, said, “Although deaths from COVID-19 continue to decline, people are still getting recurrent infections from the virus and “Could develop long-term COVID down the road.”

He further said, “The quality of life of patients is changing due to prolonged Covid. Despite vaccination and boosters, about 30 percent of COVID patients develop some lingering COVID symptoms.

Of the 1,300 patients, only 200 had initial COVID-19 symptoms severe enough (for example, pneumonia) that they required hospitalization. Researchers tracked patients’ outcomes for an average of 10 months after their initial bout with COVID.

Researchers found that neurological symptoms of people with long COVID are more pronounced when they are under 65 than those experienced by older individuals. The team of researchers said there is often a range of neurological symptoms, no matter how severe the patient’s initial COVID-19 case was.

“This study highlights the importance that people of all ages suffering from long COVID receive the treatment and rehabilitation they need to reduce their symptoms and improve their quality of life,” Koralnik said in a Northwestern news release. Services must be provided.”

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