The coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 which causes Covid-19 is known to infect the brain and affect the body s network of neurons.
Now scientists are investigating the long-term impact of these symptoms, to see if the virus causes enduring neurological damage.
Researchers from Uppsala University in Sweden are following the progress of 19 individuals who caught the virus last year and developed neurological symptoms.
Disease severity in the cohort varied from mild to critical and all the participants recovered, with symptoms ranging from delirium to a coma.
Researchers from Uppsala University in Sweden are following the progress of 19 individuals who caught the virus and developed neurological symptoms (stock)