Neurology

Some people who become ill with the coronavirus develop neurological symptoms. Scientists are struggling to understand why.

At Nuvance Health, we’re seeing patients who are thankful because they recovered from COVID-19, but are now worried because they have lingering neurological symptoms. Nationwide, a small number of people who recovered from COVID-19 are reporting neurological concerns such as headache, dizziness, lingering loss of smell or taste, muscle weakness, nerve damage, and trouble thinking or concentrating — sometimes called “COVID fog” or “brain fog”.

There is growing evidence that, in addition to attacking patients’ lungs, the coronavirus also targets the central nervous system, causing adverse neurological symptoms.