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

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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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[–] [email protected] 37 points 8 months ago (1 children)

After covid I had some regular and unusually strong headaches for a while. Maybe my brain was bleeding?

[–] [email protected] 34 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Unlikely. The most likely answer is that your sinuses never drained and you had a secondary infection.

But it's possible that leaky blood vessels had some effect. Note that leaky vessels are very different from an actual bleed.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 8 months ago (1 children)

A sinus headache is distinguishable from a regular headache, so I wouldn't discount the leaky blood vessels possibility.

Good point pointing out the difference between a "leak" and a "bleed," though: if your brain is bleeding, that's a full-blown emergency.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

Just a tiny little bleed 🥺