The experts examined the medical records of 6.2 million people. They were 65 or older at the time of illness. Main condition – they didn’t have Alzheimer’s before. It turned out that if we compare sick and not sick people, we can clearly trace a sad trend: among those who have had covid, the chances of getting irreversible cognitive impairment almost doubled.
– If this rise in new cases of Alzheimer’s continues, the wave will be significant and can deplete both medical and financial resources,” says one of the authors of the study, Professor Pamela Davis.
While we are talking regarding the first year following the disease. But perhaps the risks are also high later on. So far, no longer-term observations have been made. The mechanism of how COVID-19 is associated with Alzheimer’s disease is still unclear – he causes it, or hastens its appearance.
