Experts have found a little-known Covid side effect which is being reported by people who had Covid within six months of noticing the latest health defect.
According to Oxford medics, the virus has been found to increase a person’s risk of experiencing seizures or developing epilepsy in the six months after being infected.
It was also found to be more noticeable in children than in adults and was more common in those who had been hospitalised with a Covid-19 infection.None of the patients had previously experienced epilepsy or seizures and were all of a similar age, sex, and medical history. Despite this, the overall risk of developing seizures or epilepsy was low, as it accounted for less than one percent of all people who had tested positive for the bug, he explained.
While the threat of catching Covid remains present in Ireland, all restrictions outside of hospitals and medical settings have ended, while some hospitals still have restrictions in place.
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