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In-Depth: COVID brain fog linked to changes in spinal fluid - 10News

In-Depth: COVID brain fog linked to changes in spinal fluid - 10News

In-Depth: COVID brain fog linked to changes in spinal fluid - 10News
Jan 22, 2022 38 secs

Many people with cognitive symptoms have abnormalities in their spinal fluid, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of California San Francisco.

By some estimates, 30 to 40 percent of all people infected with COVID develop cognitive symptoms.

Hellmuth and her colleagues did spinal taps on 17 volunteers who recovered from mild COVID to examine the colorless fluid that surrounds the brain.

It’s not clear if the anomalies in the spinal fluid are causing the cognitive issues directly or are some kind of associated consequence, Dr.

While the researchers work to figure out the why, the study offers clues about who is most likely to develop COVID-related brain fog.

But Hellmuth is optimistic that researchers will find a treatment for the cognitive problems from long haul COVID

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