Thread by @Rpshahmemorial1

Was talking to a physician colleague 50/M who said he has increased incidence of migraine like attacks lately and also reported a bad #Omicron bout 4months ago that caused him bed bound with weakness 1 week , cough for 3 weeks.Then while discussion he casually described ctd)

Ctd2) That after 3 months of the infection he faced a peculiar situation- for 4 days he was trying to remember the name of anti fibrotic agent , he said he could have easily opened the book or internet and checked BUT he wanted to assess , the antifibrotic he was trying to ctd)

Ctd3) remember he has used in at least 300 pts during the wave 3 months before & at least 500 overall , still his memory was failing him for 4 full days ,he also reported that he is unable to remember the songs that he was singing on & off which he loved ,remembered earlier ctd)

Ctd4) He is the head of Covid unit in a big setup, he never had such problems in earlier waves. We discussed and decided these are most probably #LongCovid, MRI will be done & considering Aspirin+clopidogrel+ Apixaban will e trialled for him. Will report .However we need to ctd)

Ctd5) understand that this neurotropic #COVID19 virus can not only cause dementia BUT also early parkinsons, in a mouse model just like #Influenza pandemic it makes the brain more susceptible to secondary damage.#N95,#Boosters, #EarlyTreatment
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