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Brainstem volume increases in Long Covid
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Brainstem volume increases in Long Covid

How can this be explained?
Dr Philip McMillan
Oct 30, 2023
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This is one of the most unusual pieces of research around long covid. In truth, it may answer a number of complex questions.

In long COVID patients a strong negative relationship was detected between midbrain volume and “breathing difficulty.” Our study demonstrated an abnormal brainstem volume in both ME/CFS and long COVID consistent with the overlapping symptoms.

Thapaliya, Kiran, et al. "Brainstem volume changes in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome and long COVID patients." Frontiers in Neuroscience 17 (2023): 1125208.

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