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We Just Got More Evidence That Long Covid Is a Brain Injury

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27 points bethemoly | 13 comments | 22 Oct 24 00:16 UTC | HN request time: 1.08s | source | bottom
1. metadat ◴[22 Oct 24 02:03 UTC] No.41910462[source]▶
> Signs of brain inflammation were present up to 18 months after first contracting the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

Is anyone still recovering from COVID after 3+ years? If it's not permanent is it still to be considered a brain "injury"?

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2. addaon ◴[22 Oct 24 02:05 UTC] No.41910469[source]▶
> If it's not permanent is it still to be considered a brain "injury"?

I'm not sure I understand the assumptions behind this question. If I sprain my ankle, that is an ankle "injury," even though it is not permanent. What am I missing?

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4. metadat ◴[22 Oct 24 02:09 UTC] No.41910493[source]▶
Sprained ankles often leave you susceptible to more injuries in that zone in the future, suggesting they may not completely heal.

I'm curious if the human brain can be expected to respond in a similar way.

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5. eacapeisfutuile ◴[22 Oct 24 02:11 UTC] No.41910503{3}[source]▶
It is not known what the timeline could be, so injury seems fair to me. By the same analogy it may lead to mental health problems “down the line”.
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6. metadat ◴[22 Oct 24 02:14 UTC] No.41910514{4}[source]▶
Makes sense, thank you!
7. Terr_ ◴[22 Oct 24 02:17 UTC] No.41910540[source]▶
> If it's not permanent is it still to be considered a brain "injury"?

Of course. Injuries include both permanent ones and recoverable ones.

8. bravetraveler ◴[22 Oct 24 03:14 UTC] No.41910874[source]▶
I don't know if I'd call it recovering, but I have absolutely lost a certain sharpness/clarity since having a couple passes
9. snakeyjake ◴[22 Oct 24 03:38 UTC] No.41910972[source]▶
> Is anyone still recovering from COVID after 3+ years?

Yes.

Thousands of people in the US are bedridden with long Covid.

They caught Covid, something went really, really, wrong, and they never got out of bed. They cannot bathe or feed or take care of themselves at all. Some need to be fitted with pacemakers because their hearts are unable to regulate themselves.

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11. magicalhippo ◴[22 Oct 24 04:39 UTC] No.41911246[source]▶
My SO still struggles with reduced short-term memory and clarity of thought, in addition to overall reduced energy and capacity.

Her period also went from clockwork to highly irregular. It's better now but still irregular.

She managed to get COVID just after getting the vaccine shot in early 2021, so a double whammy of sorts we recon. Symptoms started after that.

12. fragmede ◴[22 Oct 24 04:39 UTC] No.41911248[source]▶
That's a fate worse than death. Mortality stats for COVID don't cover that.
13. drannex ◴[22 Oct 24 04:56 UTC] No.41911313[source]▶
Yes. I had complete lung collapse last year due to having COVID in early 2021. It's a very serious thing, and something that shouldn't be understated. Multiple emergency surgeries to save my life, relearning how to breathe and walk, took up a good bit of my life this past year. Some days are worse than others, I hide it well, but it's nearly impossible some days.

I was a skateboarder before, can't even cruise on it without gasping for breath soon after starting.