A remarkable study was conducted on coronavirus in the United Kingdom. Examining the brain imaging data of 45 thousand people before the coronavirus pandemic, scientists detected those who had coronavirus among these individuals and applied a new brain imaging procedure. Comparing the new data obtained with the old ones, the experts reached striking results.
As a result of the researches, it was revealed that the COVID-19 disease caused the brain to shrink. So much so that the gray matter in the brains of people who had no problems before they got the disease was thinned out after they got the disease. The thinning of the frontal lobe and temporal lobe is beginning to worry the scientific community. The experts announced that more explanations will be made once the research they submitted to the referee committees is approved.
Well what does it mean?
Speaking to Hürriyet, Neurology Specialist Prof. Dr. Ali Kemal Erdemoğlu stated that the research was remarkable and used the following statements; “One of the organs most affected by the coronavirus is the brain. Normally, just as our skin changes with aging, our brain also changes. We lose some cells in the brain and it shrinks over time. Of course, minimizing this shrinkage ensures the survival of brain functions. Now the effect of the corona has emerged. There are two possibilities that cause shrinkage in the brain. The first is the vascular effect. Because we see cases such as clotting or stroke in the brain very often after the coronavirus. This shows that the vessels are affected. If the vessels are affected, the gray matter is also affected over time. The second situation is that the coronavirus directly affects the brain cells. influence…”
Hürriyet editor’s “But what does it mean for gray matter to decrease in thickness and to have excessive tissue loss?” Continuing to speak on the question, Prof. Dr. Ali Kemal Erdemoğlu said that the effect on gray matter is critical for the body. The scientist said, “The thinning of the gray matter causes a decrease in the number of cells in the brain. Even if our brain cells are affected, all the functions of the brain are reduced. In general, long-term effects occur. Because the brain is a very strong structure. It is not permanent in the long term. In the end, people experience memory loss and it becomes difficult to perceive certain things. The pain is getting worse and neurological disorders come to the fore. In fact, the response of patients to drugs decreases. So the results are quite scary in the long term. “The point we need to pay attention to should be our brain. Neurology specialists should be consulted as soon as possible to reduce their long-term effects.”
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