New reports on the novel coronavirus are showing that as many as one third of infected patients have developed neurological symptoms as a result of the disease. Though some of these neurological effects are on the more mild end of the spectrum, others are serious enough to potentially lead to paralysis.
According to Science Alert, health experts have recently confirmed that the virus — which affects primarily the lungs and the heart — can also travel to the brain.
Studies conducted in both China and France have found that over a third of COVID-19 patients, or 36 percent, have concurrent neurological symptoms.
Though a majority of those affected reported less worrying problems such as headache or dizziness, others described far more serious symptoms, including muscle weakness, encephalitis, and seizures.
Others described having hallucinations, such as CNN host Chris Cuomo. Cuomo previously claimed he believed he could talk to his late father during his bout with the disease.
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