Alzheimer’s disease markers seen in Covid-19 patients with neurological symptoms

Cognitive problems were found to be associated with poor physical health and low oxygen saturation.

The findings were presented at the 2021 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference

Covid-19 patients with neurological symptoms such as brain fog or loss of smell and taste may also have markers of Alzheimer’s disease, early research suggests.

Scientists have found increased levels of Alzheimer’s disease markers in blood of people who have been infected with coronavirus and presented with neurological complications.