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Brainstem damage found to be behind long-lasting effects of severe Covid-19

Brainstem damage found to be behind long-lasting effects of severe Covid-19

Damage to the brainstem – the brain’s ‘control center’ – is behind long-lasting physical and psychiatric effects of severe Covid-19 infection, a study suggests. Using ultra-high-resolution scanners that can see the living brain in fine detail, researchers from the Universities of Cambridge and Oxford were able to observe the damaging effects Covid-19 can have on the brain. The study team …

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