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Covid-19 can have a variety of impacts on our bodies, and some of these symptoms last for months after the infection. Since studies are now showing how the deadly virus can target our liver, kidney, brain, and nervous system and change our life permanently, symptoms like dry cough, fever, weariness, cough and cold, and myalgia may only be the tip of the iceberg in many cases. In addition to contributing to the rise in heart attacks among young people, Covid is also responsible for certain unforeseen side effects like stroke and epilepsy. Additionally, covid has been linked to neurological side effects such delirium, confusion, headaches, and loss of taste and smell.
The ACE2 receptor or nerve pathways are two ways that Covid can enter our nervous system. The neurological signs of a Covid-19 infection in the brain are mostly brought on by either pro-inflammatory cytokines entering the nervous system or by microglia and astrocytes producing these cytokines. Pro-inflammatory cytokines can disrupt the blood-brain barrier, raise glutamate and aspartate levels while decreasing GABA levels, interfere with ion channel function, and, in extreme cases, lead to seizures.
About Covid-induced epilepsy
Rarely, covid infection result in epilepsy, and when it does, it typically happens when the brain is also harmed. There have been reports of structural abnormalities in the brain in some instances of Covid-related problems, which have included neurological issues such strokes and hemorrhages and cerebral venous sinus thrombosis. Additionally, they might be present and increase the risk of developing Covid-related seizures. People who already have epilepsy, and especially those whose epilepsy was not well controlled before to the Covid infection in these patients, appear to have a worsening of their condition as a result of the infection. However, it is also primarily brought on by unpredictable drug reactions, drug interactions, or missed Covid dosages, as well as by issues with lack of sleep or stress.
Post-Covid epilepsy symptoms
Epilepsy symptoms after Covid are largely the same. Patients with this epilepsy may also experience seizures that they already experienced in the past, such as tonic-clonic seizures, jerky body movements, aberrant lip movements, fidgeting hand movements, and even blank stares, which are referred to as absent seizures. Therefore, these seizures are comparable to those experienced by those with non-Covid epilepsy.
Post-Covid epilepsy treatment
Epilepsy caused by post-Covid is often treated in the same way. It involves using a variety of safe anti-convergent medications, even while suffering from the Covid illness. As a result, the treatment is essentially unchanged. The important thing to remember is that adequate rest, proper sleep, a disciplined life, and correct medicine intake without any missed doses should be emphasized and that seizures are most likely to be controlled even throughout the Covid infection and after the Covid infection.
A predisposed body with an underlying illness can put one at danger of seizures, according to the doctor, thus it’s crucial to keep taking the epilepsy medication even when suffering from the Covid infection.
