Covid was associated with a case of prion disease, a type of “rapidly progressive dementia” in a new paper from the American Journal of Case Reports. The case shares the details of what happened to a 62-year-old man who was admitted to a hospital in New York, Mount Sinai Queens Hospital Center, after having difficulty walking and showing signs of rapidly progressive dementia. “Clinically, he experienced worsening neurological function after having been COVID-19 positive on admission,” the paper states. Eventually, he was diagnosed with prion disease, and his case has prompted questions about whether Covid could have triggered the illness.
Zachary Mackenzie
Xavier Graduate
PPP and Political Science Major
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