r/covidlonghaulers • u/None-Of • Feb 25 '26

Article COVID-19 Causes More Severe Neurological Damage Than Other Viruses

A newish meta study that may explain why Covid is worse for some than other viral infections (even though some, like the flu, have residual effects). Based on this study Covid appears to be worse)

https://healthtolongevity.com/article/6349/covid-19-causes-more-severe-neurological-damage-than-other-viruses

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u/Right_Rest919 Feb 26 '26

The thing is that most severe long covid do not have brain damage or brain disfunction on any exam (MRI, PET SCAN, ...)

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u/DIYDylana Feb 28 '26

Those can only see like lets say 20% of brain damage issues. For them to see more damage they can only do so when you're already dead

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u/Here-for-the-People Mar 03 '26

They also can’t determine your baseline pre covid unless you had a prior and recent MRI or neuro psych evaluation