r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • Sep 09 '24

Neuroscience Covid lockdowns prematurely aged girls’ brains more than boys’, study finds. MRI scans found girls’ brains appeared 4.2 years older than expected after lockdowns, compared with 1.4 years for boys.

https://www.theguardian.com/science/article/2024/sep/09/covid-lockdowns-prematurely-aged-girls-brains-more-than-boys-study-finds
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u/theshadowiscast Sep 11 '24

Which links support the correlations?

The closest thing I could find about about people experiencing ADHD-like syndrome post covid infection was this case study of a 61 year old man that didn't have ADHD-like symptoms prior to covid infection. Treatment with stimulants and bupropion led to a remission of symptoms, but nothing on if it was cured.