COVID-19 may affect patients’ central nervous system and cause depression, anxiety: Study

A recent study led by University of Cincinnati College of Medical researcher reportedly revealed that depressed mood or anxiety exhibited in coronavirus patients may be a sign that dely virus affects central nervous system. As per study, two symptoms were closely associated with a loss of smell and taste rar than or severe indicators of COVID-19. Ahm Sedaghat, who is a professor in US College of Medicine’s Department of Otolaryngology-He and Neck Surgery, said that symptoms that pretended morbidity or mortality are t associated with how depressed or anxious COVID-19 patients were. 

Sedaghat said in a statement, " only element of COVID-19 that was associated with depressed mood and anxiety was severity of patients’ loss of smell and taste. This is an unexpected and shocking result”. 

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Sedaghat informed that new study is based on a cross-sectional telephone questionnaire which examined characteristics and symptoms of 114 virus-infected patients over a six-week period. researchers assessed severity of loss of smell or taste, nasal obstruction, excessive mucus production, fever, cough and shortness of breath during COVID-19. As per study, at time of enrolment, several infected patients reported at least several days of depressed mood per week, while ors reported depressed mood nearly every day. 

Around 44.7 per cent of participants reportedly expressing mild anxiety and nearly 10.5 per cent reported severe anxiety, according to research. Sedaghat reportedly said that ‘unexpected finding’ reveals that potentially least worrisome symptoms of dely virus may be causing greatest degree of psychological distress. He furr ded that researchers believe that new findings may reflect ‘penetration of COVID-19 into central nervous system’. 

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COVID-19 infects olfactory neurons 

Sedaghat pointed out to an earlier study which suggests that olfactory tract may be primary way that coronavirus enters central nervous system. He ted that re was evidence of aforementioned with SARS, which was a viral illness that first emerged in China back in 2002. Sedaghat informed that previous studies have shown that olfactory tract or pathway communication of doors from se to brain was a gateway into central nervous system and infection of brain. 

professor reportedly said, “se symptoms of psychological distress, such as depressed mood and anxiety are central nervous system symptoms if y are associated only with how diminished is your sense of smell. This may indicate that virus is infecting olfactory neurons, decreasing sense of smell, and n using olfactory tract to enter central nervous symptom”. 

(With ANI inputs) 

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