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

submitted 2 years 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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[–] lemmyng@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Would you say that the layman's metaphor for this is like the brain suddenly living in a drafty house?

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[–] Sekrayray@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

I think in some ways that could work.

I think a better one may be fish living in a tank that suddenly had its filter break (fish being the brain, and the filter being the BBB).

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