A Kerry academic is leading a major UK study into brain complications arising out of COVID-19.
Professor Gerome Breen, originally from Cahersiveen, is professor of psychiatric genetics at King's College London.
Professor Breen is heading up the COVID-19 Clinical Neuroscience Study into why 10% of people admitted to hospital with the virus end up with a severe neurological or psychiatric event happening to them.
These can range from stroke to inflammation of the brain to psychotic episodes.
Professor Breen said they’ve also found that people with a previous history of depression or anxiety have double the odds of getting long COVID after contracting coronavirus.
He said they are analysing why it only happens to some coronavirus patients.
