Michael Lee – July 13, 2021 – A new study led by the Stanford University School of Medicine is offering new insights into long COVID-19 symptoms, with evidence suggesting the brain fog experienced by some patients bears striking similarities to the cognitive impairment seen in cancer patients following chemotherapy.
The study found excessive inflammation caused by COVID-19 and cognitive impairments that can occur after chemotherapy, sometimes referred to as “chemo brain,” both damage the same brain cells and processes.The findings were published Tuesday in the peer-reviewed scientific journal Cell.
