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Allison Grossberg on Long-Covid and Brain Injury
In this interview, Allison Grossberg talks about her current study about long-Covid and its connection to brain injury. She discusses her personal history, the background of the study, a potential treatment option, the usefulness of biomarkers in long-Covid diagnosis and other applications, and the connections between long-Covid and concussions.
Concussed students have not fared worse during the pandemic
A study found that “students who sustained a concussion during the pandemic did not report increased academic concerns or reduced QOL [quality of life] compared to those whose injury was prior to the pandemic.”
Increase in intimate partner violence during pandemic is leading to more brain injuries
UN Women has released information about the growing IPV against women during the pandemic; they report an increase in calls for IPV by 25-40% in many countries, and “an additional 15 million women would be affected by IPV for every three months of lockdown.”