Today, there is a growing body of scientific evidence that many people experience various complications and long-term consequences after contracting the Covid-19 virus. According to generalized data from several studies, approximately 53% of patients with a mild form of the disease who have recovered from coronavirus disease complain of fatigue, 43% of shortness of breath, 27% of joint pain, and 22% of chest pain. Another common consequence of coronavirus infection is high blood pressure, which occurs due to a decrease in the elasticity of the vascular walls throughout the body.

In addition, the coronavirus can lead to encephalopathy, strokes, and other neurological complications, warns Northwestern University experts. Neurological symptoms of one kind or another occur in more than 80% of patients, and young people are generally more likely to have them than older people.

These symptoms include a wide range of problems related to the nervous system. Most of them are not too severe and include muscle aches, headaches and dizziness, insomnia, and loss of the ability to smell and taste food. According to the WHO, these symptoms persist for several weeks and even months after recovery.

Another relatively common complication was encephalopathy, a brain damage that can lead to confusion, memory problems, concentration, and time and space orientation. About 32% of hospitalized patients had this symptom. Cases of encephalopathy were associated with a higher risk of severe illness and death, regardless of the severity of other symptoms.

Earlier, British experts have already reported on the danger of coronavirus to the brain. According to their data, 62% of patients with COVID-19 who suffered neurological and psychiatric complications had damaged blood supply to the brain. At the same time, 31% were diagnosed with confusion and prolonged unconsciousness. Other observations have shown that many COVID-19 patients have temporary brain dysfunction or inflammation, including acute disseminated encephalomyelitis.

This is because the infection can itself damage nerve fibers - the so-called polyneuropathy. Also, the central functions of the brain can be damaged due to the toxic effects of the infection, which leads to toxic cerebral edema. And almost everyone experiences depression.

Scientists from the universities of Oxford and Cambridge have analyzed the electronic medical records of 69 million people in the United States with 62,000 COVID-19 cases. Within three months of a positive test result, one in five survivors was diagnosed with anxiety, depression, or insomnia for the first time.

And if a patient has been diagnosed with a mental disorder at least a year before COVID-19, their risk of contracting Covid increases by 65% compared to mentally healthy people. This suggests the need for timely treatment of neuroses, depression, and anxiety as a preventive measure against Covid, as all these mental disorders contribute to a decrease in the activity of the immune system.

According to Ancha Baranova, a professor at the School of Systems Biology at George Mason University, "Even in people who were very mildly ill, 70% had pathology of some internal organs. Only the main pathology was not cardiac, but mainly fatty hepatosis (the liver is affected) and fatty degeneration of the pancreas tissue. Usually, such diagnoses are made at the age of 60, and in the post-COVID group - already at 40." According to Baranov's observations, coronavirus infection "takes away resources and brings old age closer."

In addition, encephalopathy of any origin accelerates aging and contributes to the onset of dementia (age-related dementia). Scientists have already observed that neurological complications of Covid pose a high risk of developing dementia.

The Experio Center, using its own developments and many years of experience of the neurological departments of the Gerontology Research Institute of the Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine, on the basis of which we are located, has developed an integrative multimodal brain rehabilitation program "Neurohelp" designed to eliminate the consequences of of encephalopathycaused by Covid-19 and the stress and depression associated with the disease. The program is also suitable for the prevention of coronavirus disease and for brain rehabilitation in mental disorders, chronic fatigue, burnout and other consequences of chronic stress.

It consists of a five-day block, which includes:
- two sessions of psychotherapy to relieve stress,
- 5 sessions of transcranial electrical stimulation to restore the correct electrical activity of the brain,
- one session of ketamine therapy to eliminate deep mental stress and activate neurogenesis in the hippocampus,
- prescription of neurometabolic and neuroprotective drugs in the form of drips (two procedures) and tablets.

The course is recommended for 2-3 week blocks depending on the severity of the condition.

The cost of one unit is UAH 9000.

If you have the symptoms listed above but have not yet been examined, we offer a comprehensive neurological examination, which includes:

• Electroencephalography is a non-invasive, painless examination of the bioelectrical activity of the brain to diagnose various diseases. To do this, electrodes are placed on the head using a special gel to record brain waves. The examination lasts from 20 to 60 minutes depending on the specifics of the problem.
• The study of evoked brain potentials allows to determine the areas of the nervous system in which the passage of impulses from the senses to the brain and back is inhibited, to study the functioning of the autonomic nervous system. The method is an invaluable tool for the early detection and prognosis of neurological disorders in various diseases (stroke, brain tumors, consequences of traumatic brain injury, multiple sclerosis, visual, hearing, coordination, hypertension, headaches, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases) and other brain disorders The examination takes 30 to 60 minutes.
• neuropsychological diagnostics - examines all mental processes - memory, attention, thinking and imagination - in order to recognize their possible changes in neurological diseases. The results of the examination can determine the patient's mental state and quality of life. On average, the examination takes an hour or more.

The cost of a comprehensive examination is 1500 UAH. It is also recommended to undergo an MRI of the brain in any place convenient for you (the MRI machine is also available at the Institute of Gerontology).

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