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Long Covid ‘brain fog’ may be due to leaky blood-brain barrier, study finds

Long Covid sufferers experience symptoms like forgetfulness and concentration issues due to leakiness in brain blood vessels, according to research findings.
Scientists from Trinity College Dublin and FutureNeuro confirm that Long Covid patients with brain fog have disrupted blood vessels in their brains, making the neurological symptoms measurable.
Blood vessel leakage in the brain, along with an overactive immune system, may be the key drivers of brain fog in Long Covid patients, leading to potential changes in understanding and treating post-viral conditions.

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The Guardian

Long Covid ‘brain fog’ may be due to leaky blood-brain barrier, study finds

If barrier controlling substances entering and exiting brain is off balance, it can drive changes in neural functionFrom forgetfulness to difficulties concentrating, many people who have long Covid experience “brain fog”. Now researchers say the symptom could be down to the blood-brain barrier becoming leaky.The barrier controls which substances or materials enter and exit the brain. “It’s all about regulating a balance of material in blood comp…

2 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Independent

Covid-19 may have small but lasting impact on brain function, study suggests

Researchers said monitoring the long-term clinical and cognitive consequences of the pandemic is important.

2 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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New York Post

This scary long COVID symptom could be caused a leaky blood-brain barrier: study

Post-Covid "brain fog" could be caused by leaky blood vessels in the brain, a groundbreaking new study out of Ireland has determined. Researchers from Trinity College Dublin recruited 32 patients who contracted Covid during the first wave of the pandemic, examining whether there was any disruption to the integrity of the brain's blood vessels.

2 months ago·New York, United States

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Evening Standard

Covid-19 may have small but lasting impact on brain function, study suggests

Researchers said monitoring the long-term clinical and cognitive consequences of the pandemic is important.

2 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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WION

Research finds connection between long Covid brain fog and leaky blood vessels

New research suggests that brain fog experienced by individuals with long Covid may be linked to leaky blood vessels. Scientists suggest that coronavirus disrupts a person's blood-brain barrier, which could be a potential cause of the cognitive issues seen in those with long Covid. The research A team from Trinity College Dublin and FutureNeuro, a research centre, examined serum and plasma samples from 76 individuals hospitalised with COVID-19

2 months ago·Noida, India

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Sky News UK

Cause of long COVID brain fog could be from leaky blood vessels, study says

As of March last year, an estimated 1.9 million people living in private households in the UK - 2.9% of the population - were experiencing self-reported long COVID.

2 months ago·United Kingdom

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