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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Emily Atkinson

Severe Covid can cause brain function damage ‘equivalent to losing 10 IQ points’

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The cognitive impairment suffered by patients with a severe bout of Covid-19 is the equivalent of losing 10 IQ points, a new study has found.

According to scientists from the University of Cambridge and Imperial College London, the cognitive loss is similar to ageing two decades, between 50 and 70 years of age.

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