Elkhonon Goldberg, PhD is Clinical Professor in Department of Neurology, Grossman School of Medicine at New York University, and Member of the American Board of Professional Psychology in Clinical Neuropsychology.

COVID-19 may result in a wide range of neurological complications, including ischemic stroke in young people, disseminated micro hemorrhagic lesions, brain inflammation, hypoxia, various non-specific encephalopathies, focal lesions (likely to impact frontal and mesiotemporal regions) and Guillain-Barre syndrome. These are often associated with significant and lasting cognitive impairment and psychiatric symptoms. Concern has been expressed that neuro-COVID may put patients at increased risk for developing various neurodegenerative disorders later in life. It is important to recognize that these issues are real, may last for months and even years, and that they are in the patients’ brains and not just “in their heads.” Programs must be developed for long-term follow-up of these patients, with cognitive rehabilitation, psychotherapy and counseling.

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My name is Julian L Sevillano. I am the Executive Director of this space that aims to disseminate pertinent information about the human brain, emphasizing brain neuroplasticity and the tools that can help us weather our circumstances. My mission is to bring some hope regarding the dilemma of people of all ages. And the difficulty is because we not only have to fight with problems that our condition brings but also with what adaptation to the results of the pandemic and the so-called "New Normal" entails. Notice to the reader that I said "our condition" since I just turned 86! I continued my studies at Harvard Extension School in Fundamentals of Neuroscience. I obtained Certificates in the Electrical Properties of Neurons, Neural Networks and Neurons and The Brain. I previously studied at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and graduated with a bachelor’s in accounting and economics. I am the Coordinator of Neurocognitive Research Programs for Seniors—I-Function, Inc. (University of Miami School of Medicine start-up). I am a Consultant at the Center for Cognitive Neuroscience and Aging. Miller School of Medicine. University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida. I also work as a Neuroplasticity and BrainHQ Posit Science Certified Brain Adequacy Trainer at brain training centers located at the Village Activity Center in Key Biscayne, Florida, at the City of Coral Gables, Florida Activity Center, and The Palace Coral Gables (self-contained accommodations and services for seniors) in Coral Gables, Florida.

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