Scientists now fear brain damage 'epidemic' linked to infection
Scientists have raised the prospect of a brain damage "epidemic" after detecting an increase in life-threatening inflammation linked to coronavirus.
Experts have described a fourfold increase since the start of the crisis in acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) - a rare and sometimes fatal complication normally found in children.
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