There has been a "troubling rise" rise in neurological issues, including brain haemorrhage, among people who have recovered from the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), a leading private hospital in Delhi has said. The Moolchand Hospital said in a statement on Saturday that it has been recording "increasing cases of intracerebral (brain) haemorrhage, and 50 per cent of the neuroscience department is filled with such cases", according to news agency PTI. Also read | Older people have fewer antibodies against Covid-19: Study"The most common neurological syndromes reported were acute encephalopathy (49 per cent), coma (17 per cent), and stroke (6 per cent). Presence of clinically captured neurologic signs or syndromes was associated with increased risk of in-hospital death," Dr Asha Bakshi said. The Moolchand Hospital also said in a statement that up to 60 per cent of patients in its out-patient department (OPD) have complained about increasing mental health issues like anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts, feeling of loneliness, and that most of them are post-Covid cases.

Source: Hindustan Times July 25, 2021 01:18 UTC