Comprehensive thread on Twitter> Glad to share this Perspective written with @VirusesImmunity , where we review what is understood about how COVID can affect the brain, discuss the possible neurobiological underpinnings & propose the main mechanisms that may contribute to COVID brain fog🧵
"scientists found evidence that antibodies—proteins produced by the immune system in response to viruses and other invaders--are involved in an attack on the cells lining the brain’s blood vessels..." Cross-referenced in thread on Covid & immune system
Comprehensive explanation thread: 1/🧵 The Haunting Brain Science of Long COVID 🧠
@washingtonpost Aug 25
📍Brain shrinking 📍Corona ghosts 📍Autoimmunity 📍Clinical clusters
“The good news is that in some pts #LongCovid #BrainFog may not be permanent.”
Link👇 but paywall so see 🧵
Covid-19 And Parkinson’s Disease Can Be A Dangerous Combination:
The viral disease has affected the brain to quite an extent. The immune response in the brain is what gets affected first and then there is the direct invasion of the coronavirus.