The degenerative effect on the brain of coronavirus will add fuel to the “pandemic of dementia” that will affect an estimated 80m by the end of the decade, scientists and psychiatrists have warned.
Alzheimer’s Disease International, the global federation of dementia associations, on Wednesday unveiled a specialist working group to understand better the scale of the problem and recommend ways to combat it.
“We don’t want to scare people unnecessarily,” said Paola Barbarino, ADI chief executive, “but many dementia experts around the globe are seriously concerned by the link between dementia and the neurological symptoms of Covid-19”.
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