Covid-19 causes brain complications as cases found across the globe: Lancet

In the study, the researchers assessed patients hospitalised in the UK for Covid-19, and found a range of neurological and psychiatric complications

Cases of brain complications linked to Covid-19, like strokes, delirium, and other neurological complications are reported from most countries where there have been large outbreaks of the disease, a new study says.

According to the scientists, including those from the University of Liverpool in the UK, Covid-19 has been associated mostly with problems like difficulty breathing, fever, and cough.

However, in a review of studies, published in The Lancet Neurology, the researchers said other problems such as confusion, stroke, inflammation of the brain, spinal cord, and nerve disease can also occur in Covid-19 patients.

In the study, the researchers assessed