Thursday 18 August 2022 01:34 AM Covid can raise the risk of dementia and psychosis in sufferers for up to two ... trends now

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Covid sufferers have a higher risk of developing brain fog, seizures and dementia, research suggests.

Experts studied over 1.25million people with Covid and found new diagnoses of psychosis, dementia, seizures and brain fog were more common during the two years after having the virus than with other respiratory infections like the flu.

Children saw fewer increases in most conditions than adults, apart from seizures and psychosis. There was also a higher risk of anxiety and depression in adults – but this fell within two months.