New study warns virus may fatally harm the brain

A medical worker tests a long-distance truck driver for Covid-19 at the Miritini testing centre in Mombasa on July 3. [File, Standard]

New research by British scientists indicates that doctors might be missing signs of serious and potentially fatal brain disorders triggered by Covid-19 in recovering patients who initially presented mild symptoms.

Neurologists on Wednesday published details of more than 40 UK Covid-19 patients whose complications ranged from brain inflammation and delirium to nerve damage and stroke. In some cases, the neurological problem was the patient’s first and main symptom.