COVID-19 increases the likelihood of developing Alzheimer's disease in older people. This is the conclusion reached by researchers from the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.
This study used the medical records of more than 6 million Americans over 65 years of age. They showed that a history or past history of COVID-19 increased the risk of being diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease later in the year. The study does not prove that it is the coronavirus that provokes this common form of senile dementia, but is another confirmation of a possible connection between the two dangerous pathologies.
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< p class="article_expert_name" itemprop="name">Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
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Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, a private research university in Cleveland, Ohio