Bhopal. Even though the corona infection is over in the capital, its effect is still troubling the people. Patients suffering from corona for a long time are now having trouble recognizing faces, remembering names and identifying paths. According to doctors, this condition is called ‘prosopagnosia’ or ‘face blindness’ (difficulty in recognizing faces). This research has been published in the International Medical Journal Cortex.
case one
Professor Dr. Swati Deshpande in a private college remained infected for a long time in the second wave of Corona. After being on ventilator for about 20 days, she was on oxygen support for several days. After recovering from Corona, now he has amnesia of his name and face. Doctors say that he has developed a neurological disorder due to the side effects of corona.
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Rakesh Saxena, 40, who lives in Newmarket, also suffers from amnesia. They tell that while going on the way, the younger brother gave a voice, he recognized the voice but could not remember the face. When he had this problem, initially he thought it was normal. When the problem increased, he went to the doctor.
– What is face blindness
This is such a condition, due to which people may also face difficulty in recognizing the faces of their acquaintances. Sometimes the disease becomes so severe that patients cannot even recognize the faces of their family members.
– opinion of experts
Due to Kovid, changes in blood vessels in many parts of the brain, inflammation can be a possible explanation for this. The coming of such cases is telling that Kovid has affected the higher functions of our brain.
Dr. Satyakant Trivedi, Psychiatrist
People with prosopagnosia, or the condition of face blindness, find it difficult to recognize the faces of others. A person suffering from prosopagnosia also has difficulty in recognizing their personal people. With some patients it becomes difficult to recognize their own face in the mirror or in pictures.
Dr. ID Chaurasia, Neuro surgeon, Hamidia Hospital
