▲ 480 ▼ 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 74 comments fedilink hide all child comments 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)
[–] NineMileTower@lemmy.world 45 points 2 years ago (6 children) Can it be treated? Does it heal? permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Flumpkin@slrpnk.net 43 points 2 years ago understanding the underlying cause of these conditions will allow us to develop targeted therapies for patients in the future,” said Prof. Matthew Campbell Lets hope so. I imagine they might try medicines to reduce the bleeding and improve healing. permalink fedilink source parent [–] lagomorphlecture@lemm.ee 30 points 2 years ago (4 children) Anecdotally speaking I had covid a few months before vaccination became available (yay) and had horrible brain fog. I forgot a lot of words and really struggled with finishing sentences, things like that. It did improve but it took about a year. At the same time one of my toes kept swelling up every time my feet got cold and that stopped around the same time my ability to think improved. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] picnicolas@slrpnk.net 9 points 2 years ago (3 children) Thanks for sharing a hopeful anecdote about long COVID, they’re few and far between. I’m glad you got better. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] lagomorphlecture@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago (2 children) Thank you so much. It was a scary time because I felt like my brain was never going to work again. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] picnicolas@slrpnk.net 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) I really empathize from nearly 5 years of gut dysfunction and related autoimmune issues. Healing felt like a miracle. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] lagomorphlecture@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago Yikes that sounds awful. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Flumpkin@slrpnk.net 43 points 2 years ago understanding the underlying cause of these conditions will allow us to develop targeted therapies for patients in the future,” said Prof. Matthew Campbell Lets hope so. I imagine they might try medicines to reduce the bleeding and improve healing. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lagomorphlecture@lemm.ee 30 points 2 years ago (4 children) Anecdotally speaking I had covid a few months before vaccination became available (yay) and had horrible brain fog. I forgot a lot of words and really struggled with finishing sentences, things like that. It did improve but it took about a year. At the same time one of my toes kept swelling up every time my feet got cold and that stopped around the same time my ability to think improved. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] picnicolas@slrpnk.net 9 points 2 years ago (3 children) Thanks for sharing a hopeful anecdote about long COVID, they’re few and far between. I’m glad you got better. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] lagomorphlecture@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago (2 children) Thank you so much. It was a scary time because I felt like my brain was never going to work again. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] picnicolas@slrpnk.net 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) I really empathize from nearly 5 years of gut dysfunction and related autoimmune issues. Healing felt like a miracle. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] lagomorphlecture@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago Yikes that sounds awful. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] picnicolas@slrpnk.net 9 points 2 years ago (3 children) Thanks for sharing a hopeful anecdote about long COVID, they’re few and far between. I’m glad you got better. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] lagomorphlecture@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago (2 children) Thank you so much. It was a scary time because I felt like my brain was never going to work again. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] picnicolas@slrpnk.net 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) I really empathize from nearly 5 years of gut dysfunction and related autoimmune issues. Healing felt like a miracle. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] lagomorphlecture@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago Yikes that sounds awful. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lagomorphlecture@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago (2 children) Thank you so much. It was a scary time because I felt like my brain was never going to work again. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] picnicolas@slrpnk.net 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) I really empathize from nearly 5 years of gut dysfunction and related autoimmune issues. Healing felt like a miracle. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] lagomorphlecture@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago Yikes that sounds awful. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] picnicolas@slrpnk.net 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) I really empathize from nearly 5 years of gut dysfunction and related autoimmune issues. Healing felt like a miracle. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] lagomorphlecture@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago Yikes that sounds awful. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lagomorphlecture@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago Yikes that sounds awful. permalink fedilink source parent