Tomás Ryan: Of all Covid-19’s many impacts, its brain attack may be most troubling

The disease can damage several organs, but its possible neurological effects are perhaps the most complex and disturbing

The consequences of Covid-19 for the brain are much broader than the risk of stroke. Picture: iStock

One of the most interesting, and worrying, aspects of Covid-19 is its effect on the brain.

We are learning more about this disease every day, and it is now clear that it’s a complex multi-organ disorder, affecting the lungs, heart, kidneys, brain, joints, blood vessels and nervous system. The long-lasting morbidity caused by Covid-19 symptoms of various severity is still unclear.

Over 50 per cent of people infected are asymptomatic, and the infection/mortality rate – ...