Fatigue, headache among top lingering symptoms months after COVID
The results support the growing evidence that there are chronic neuropsychiatric symptoms following COVID-19 infections.
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The results support the growing evidence that there are chronic neuropsychiatric symptoms following COVID-19 infections.
Faculty from MCG will update attendees on a wide variety of topics, including stroke, movement disorders, brain tumors, Alzheimer’s disease, dementia and epilepsy.
Dr. Julie A. Kurek, a neurologist who specializes in movement disorders, has been appointed director of the Parkinson's Foundation Center of Excellence at the Medical College of Georgia and Augusta University Health.
CBD normalizes levels and function of two proteins - TREM2 and IL-33 - key to reducing the accumulation of beta-amyloid plaque, a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease, and improves cognition as it also reduces levels of the immune protein IL-6, associated with the high inflammation levels found in the disease.
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