Does COVID-19 cause delirium? Doctors race to understand its impact on the brain

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Does COVID-19 cause delirium? Doctors race to understand its impact on the brain
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As we continue to learn about the novel coronavirus, it's become clear that its effects on the body extend well beyond the lungs. Now, doctors are racing to understand one of its most disturbing targets: the brain.

Your doctor can work with the state and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to decide if you should be tested., it's become clear that its effects on the body extend well beyond the lungs. Now, doctors are racing to understand one of its most disturbing targets: the brain.are left confused, sometimes delirious or exhibiting signs of an altered mental state.

At first, doctors thought it was meningitis -- an infection that can affect the brain. They did not initially suspect COVID-19 because the man wasn't experiencing typical respiratory syndromes. To their surprise, the man tested positive for the virus after a routine hospital screening. It was only after he completely lost touch with reality -- unable to recognize who he was or where he was -- that he developed respiratory symptoms more commonly associated with COVID-19.

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