Brain inflammation is unlikely to explain persistent long COVID symptoms, neuroimaging study finds
Researchers found brain inflammation in long COVID was higher only within 16 months of infection and was not elevated in long-term patients.
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Brain inflammation is unlikely to explain persistent long COVID symptoms, neuroimaging study finds
A new brain imaging study has found no evidence of widespread brain inflammation in patients suffering from prolonged symptoms after COVID-19 infection. Instead, the most severe long COVID symptoms were associated with increased brain activity in regions involved in mood and emotion. The study is published in the Journal of Neurology.
The most severe symptoms were associated with increased activation in areas related to mood and emotions.
Brain inflammation is unlikely to explain persistent long COVID symptoms
A new brain imaging study has found no evidence of widespread brain inflammation in patients suffering from prolonged symptoms after COVID-19 infection. Instead, the most severe long COVID symptoms were associated with increased brain activity in regions involved in mood and emotion.
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