this post was submitted on 17 Oct 2024
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[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 day ago (1 children)

FTA: Signs of ongoing inflammation in the brainstem, something that is seen in people with traumatic brain injury and people with chronic fatigue syndrome.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

oh, interesting.

so this new study is saying they can see on a small enough scale to find that scientifically consistent and significant inflammation in the brainstem directly linked to covid?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Precisely. They had previously been unable to see this in living patients due to limitations of typical MRI machines but had found signs in the deceased. The major change is that, using a more powerful (7 Tesla) MRI machine, they were able to see these same symptoms in living patients for the first time.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 hours ago

okay, got it. thanks.

that is a heck of a development, I now understand the cause for the hullabaloo.