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Leaky Blood Vessels: Underlying Cause of Long COVID “Brain Fog” Discovered (scitechdaily.com)

submitted 10 months ago by Bebo@literature.cafe to c/science@lemmy.world

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This study shows links between Long COVID’s neurological effects, including brain fog and cognitive decline, and brain blood vessel integrity, offering hope for new treatments and diagnostic methods.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41593-024-01576-9 (open access)

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[–] picnicolas 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Thanks for sharing a hopeful anecdote about long COVID, they’re few and far between. I’m glad you got better.

[–] lagomorphlecture@lemm.ee 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Thank you so much. It was a scary time because I felt like my brain was never going to work again.

[–] picnicolas 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I really empathize from nearly 5 years of gut dysfunction and related autoimmune issues. Healing felt like a miracle.

[–] lagomorphlecture@lemm.ee 3 points 10 months ago

Yikes that sounds awful.