Racial, ethnic, and sex disparities in the incidence and cognitive symptomology of long COVID-19

…report difficult understanding (OR=1.827, CI=1.413, 2.362). Females, compared to males, were less likely to experience trouble understanding (OR=0.664, CI=0.537, 0.821), but more likely to report trouble remembering (OR=1.34, CI=1.237, 1.451)….

Clinical features of Japanese patients with gastrointestinal long-COVID symptoms

Introduction: Although the development of new therapeutic approaches and vaccines has decreased coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-associated mortality, prolonged systemic symptoms after COVID-19, termed long-COVID, have been a major concern, considering…

Drawing the Line Between Postacute Sequelae of COVID-19 and Functional Neurologic Disorders A Daunting Clinical Overlap or Irrelevant Conundrum?

Abstract: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an acute infection caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in its multiple variants that classically presents with cough, fatigue, fever, headache,…

SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein Accumulation in the Skull-Meninges-Brain Axis: Potential Implications for Long-Term Neurological Complications in post-COVID-19

…Harsharan Singh Bhatia, Farida Hellal, Ali Ertürk. SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein Accumulation in the Skull-Meninges-Brain Axis: Potential Implications for Long-Term Neurological Complications in post-COVID-19. bioRxiv 2023.04.04.535604; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.04.04.535604 https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.04.04.535604v1.full (Full text)…

Understanding, diagnosing, and treating Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome – State of the art: Report of the 2nd international meeting at the Charité fatigue center

…COVID-19 cases, and the rise of funding opportunities to unravel the pathomechanisms underlying ME/CFS, this severe disease remains highly underresearched. Future adequately funded research efforts are needed to further explore…

Core mitochondrial genes are down-regulated during SARS-CoV-2 infection of rodent and human hosts

…SARS-CoV-2. Host cells attempt to compensate by activating innate immune defenses and mitochondrial gene expression, but chronically impaired mitochondrial function ultimately may result in serious COVID-19 sequelae such as organ…

Serum ferritin level during hospitalization is associated with Brain Fog after COVID-19

Abstract: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) remains an epidemic worldwide. Most patients suffer residual symptoms, the so-called “Long COVID,” which includes respiratory and neuropsychiatric symptoms. Brain Fog, one of the…

Chronic inflammation, neuroglial dysfunction, and plasmalogen deficiency as a new pathobiological hypothesis addressing the overlap between post-COVID-19 symptoms and myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome

…pathological reactivity are common hallmarks of several neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric disorders and have been consistently associated with reduced central and peripheral levels of plasmalogens, one of the major phospholipid components…

The Long Covid-19 Syndrome the Spike Protein and Stem Cells, the Underrated Role of Retrotransposons, a Working Hypothesis

…C. The Long Covid-19 Syndrome the Spike Protein and Stem Cells, the Underrated Role of Retrotransposons, a Working Hypothesis. Preprints 2023, 2023081130. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202308.1130.v1 https://www.preprints.org/manuscript/202308.1130/v1 (Full text available as PDF file)…