COVID-19 May Not Actually Infect the Brain, but Neurological Damage Persists: Study

CTV News reports on a new study , which found that while COVID-19 patients examined did not have significant traces of the virus in their brain cells, they still sustained neurological damage as a result. The research was conducted by specialists at Columbia University's Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and published in the journal Brain . James E. Goldman, lead author of the study, stated in a press release, "We observed many pathological changes in these brains, which could explain why severely ill patients experience confusion and delirium and other serious neurological effects — and why those with mild cases may experience 'brain fog' for weeks and months." Goldman and his team looked at 41 people who had succumbed to the virus at a New York City medical center. Their average age was 74, and researchers obtained family consent to perform autopsies for research purposes. Every brain was examined by at least two neuropathologists.