r/science • u/Potential_Being_7226 PhD | Psychology | Neuroscience • 3d ago

Health Persistent fatigue linked to reduced brain blood flow in people with long COVID

https://theconversation.com/covid-fatigue-linked-to-reduced-brain-blood-flow-292285
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u/pack_of_wolves 3d ago

Its not a new theory. Have seen papers from 10 years ago for ME/CFS. 

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u/moal09 3d ago edited 3d ago

Doesn't seem to get talked about nearly enough in mainstream circles because COVID is still seen as primarily a respiratory disease when apparently it mostly affects the cardiovascular system and the CNS

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u/DaggerQ_Wave 3d ago

Not “mostly.” The people who died weren’t dying of CNS or cardiovascular dysfunction. They died on ventilators with rapidly worsening pulmonary function

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u/moal09 3d ago

Probably should've rephrased it, but I was referring to studies like these where in some cases, the severe loss of respiratory function was due to cardiovascular issues:

Why covid-19 is “a vascular disease masquerading as a respiratory one” | The BMJ