We Just Got More Evidence That Long COVID Is a Brain Injury
The exact nature of long COVID is still coming to light, but we just got some of the best evidence yet that this debilitating condition stems from a brain injury.
Using high-resolution scanners, researchers at the Universities of Cambridge and Oxford have shown microscopic, structural abnormalities in the brainstems of those recovering from COVID-19.
Signs of brain inflammation were present up to 18 months after first contracting the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
“We show that the brainstem is a site of vulnerability to long-term effects of COVID-19, with persistent changes evident in the months after hospitalization,” the authors of the study conclude.
https://doi.org/10.1093/brain/awae215
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I’m sure they will go well with my other real doctor prescriptions.
like i said Im not your doctor. I dont know what meds or what you do in your free time. but the list of negative reactions is fairly limited and shrooms are alternatives for some. I use shrooms instead of ssri’s for example.
but if your suffering from brain damage, which by definition is damage to your neurons you want something that stimulates neurogenisis to re-establish the network connections.