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A study published in the Lancet looked at the risk of neurological and psychiatric illnesses after infection with COVID-19. It was found that the risk of these illnesses appears to persist within first 2 years of being infected with COVID-19. However, the risk profiles and course of illness varies in children, adults and elderly. These factors also changed with different variants of SARS-CoV2. It was found that there was higher risk to develop “...cognitive deficit, dementia, psychotic disorder, and epilepsy or seizures” within 2 years of COVID-19 infection than mood and anxiety disorder. Another important finding was that “Compared with adults and older adults, children were at a particularly increased risk of epilepsy or seizures, encephalitis, and nerve, nerve root, and plexus disorder, leading to significantly higher cumulative incidence after 2 years (albeit with small absolute risks) in this age group.” Further studies are needed to understand the underlying causes of these risks.
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