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there is no evidence of "permanent damage" from covid. There is some evidence. But as you said, it's a novel disease and still being studied. https://www.bcm.

there is no evidence of "permanent damage" from covid. There is some evidence. But as you said, it's a novel disease and still being studied. https://www.bcm.edu/news/what-eegs-tell-us-about-covid-19-and-the-brain https://www.bcm.edu/news/what-eegs-tell-us-about-covid-19-an... Some of the EEG alterations found in COVID-19 patients may indicate damage to the brain that might not be able to be repaired after recovering from the disease.

clairity 4y ago
note that EEGs are a very crude instrument relative the fantastic complexity of the brain. it's like putting a rock on the ground to try to understand geotectonics. it's not nothing, but it's not much at all. i wouldn't be surprised if in 100 years, it's viewed much like we now view leeching or lobotomies.
junofan 4y ago
“altered mental status” in EEG context means, like, coma. These aren’t very healthy people.