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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[–] OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca 4 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (1 children)

hospitalized

not that bad

You do not get hospitalized for something that's not that bad. The doctors obviously thought it was bad.

[–] Boomkop3@reddthat.com 1 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

But think of the economy, this is making some hospital ceo rich af