“Doctor Thira” reminds the problem of Long COVID is important have abnormalities in the brain, nervous system, and mind

On August 18, 1965, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Teera Woratanarat, Faculty of Medicine Chulalongkorn University Posted a message via Facebook, Thira Woratanarat stated that…

Yesterday, 726,449 people were infected worldwide, with 1,837 more deaths, bringing the total to 597,589,917 people and 6,461,665 deaths.

The top five with the most infections were South Korea, Japan, the United States, Italy and France.

Yesterday, the number of new infections had countries from Europe and Asia occupy seven of the top 10 and 15 of the world’s top 20.

The number of new infections every day in the world now. from Asia and Europe Together, they accounted for 83.36% of the world’s population, while the number of deaths accounted for 61.67%.

…The epidemic situation of Thailand

From this morning’s Worldometer data, it was found that

Number of deaths yesterday The 15th highest in the world and 6th in Asia, although the Thai Ministry of Health has adjusted the reporting system from 1 May until the number of reports is greatly reduced.

…Update COVID-19 with diseases of the brain/nervous system and psychiatry

Most recently, Taquet M and colleagues from the University of Oxford. united kingdom The results of the study were published in the medical journal The Lancet Psychiatry.

This is a two-year retrospective study in a large population of nearly 1.3 million people from countries around the world, including Europe, Asia and America, covering children, adolescents, working people and the elderly. by assessing the risk of Long COVID problems resulting in brain, neurological and psychiatric diseases.

the essence is

One Omicron poses the same risk for Long COVID brain, neurological and psychiatric problems as Delta. or previous species

Two people infected with COVID-19 There is a risk of mood disorders such as depression, anxiety, etc., but the risk gradually decreases. Decreased to normal within 2-3 months

Three people infected with COVID-19 The risk of brain and neurological problems, such as problems with thinking, memory, concentration, dementia, psychosis, epilepsy, etc., is higher than usual for up to 2 years of study. (This may be longer than 2 years if there is further study in the future)

The results of this study are of worldwide interest. Because it points out that the Long COVID problem is important. And disorders of the brain, nervous system, including the mind and emotions can occur in a variety of ways. The risk of multiple diseases lasts up to two years or more. Importantly, infection with Omicron strains is also at no lesser risk for the condition than previous strains.

In addition to the health system of each country must be prepared to cope. Establish a service system that will be able to provide screening, maintenance and rehabilitation. Countries also need to consider social support systems to help different patient groups. who face the above problem to be able to carry out daily life as well

For people who have been infected before should have the knowledge Make sure to assess your health Both thinking, memory, concentration, emotion, if abnormal from the past. You should consult your doctor for proper and timely diagnosis and treatment.

…Preventing yourself from getting infected is the best.

Put on the mask correctly It’s the heart that matters…

refer

Taquet M et al. Neurological and psychiatric risk trajectories after

SARS-CoV-2 infection: an analysis of 2-year retrospective

cohort studies including 1284437 patients. The Lancet Psychiatry. 17 August 2022.

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