WVXU: COVID-19 may attack a patient’s central nervous system
UC researcher leads international study on COVID-19
Ahmad Sedaghat, MD, PhD, assistant professor in the UC College of Medicine, spoke with WVXU about his recent study suggesting that a depressed mood or anxiety in COVID-19 patients could point to the virus’ potential impact on the central nervous system. These two psychological symptoms were most closely associated with a loss of smell and taste rather than the more severe indicators of the novel coronavirus such as shortness of breath, cough or fever.
Sedaghat, director of rhinology, allergy and anterior skull base surgery, sees patients at UC Health where he specializes in diseases of the nose and sinuses.
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