BRAIN DAMAGE

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• Ghaziabad: Rod that pierced man’s skull removed after 4-hour surgery

  A 24-year-old man, whose skull was impaled by an iron rod that fell from the 20th floor of an under-construction building on July 31, has a “90% chance” of survival after doctors managed to remove the rod during a four-hour-long surgery at a private hospital.

  

• Mind it: Coronavirus can cause brain damage too, say doctors

  Covid-19 is known to affect the respiratory system, but new evidence suggests that in some cases the disease might also infect the brain.

  

• Scientists warn of potential wave of Covid-linked brain damage

  A study by researchers at University College London (UCL)described 43 cases of patients with Covid-19 who suffered either temporary brain dysfunction, strokes, nerve damage or other serious brain effects.

  

• 'Neurological symptoms of coronavirus infection decoded'

  In the study, the scientists summarised available information regarding novel coronavirus infection of the nervous system, and identified the potential tissue targets and routes of entry of SARS-CoV-2 into the CNS.

  

• 5 year old with dementia can recognise parents again, thanks to this chip

  Harley Bond forgot his mum and dad after he was diagnosed with Sanfilippo syndrome when he was just three.

  

• Jaisalmer: Two-day-old baby undergoes blood exchange transfusion

  The doctors performed removal of the infant's blood and simultaneously they replaced it with compatible donor’s blood.

  

• Zika virus can persist in eyes, spread through tears

  Eye infection raises the possibility that people could acquire Zika infection through contact with tears from infected people.