Scientists Finally Reveal Biological Basis of Long COVID Brain Fog

I recently had a class about cytokine storms, and now this

based on prior research into psychiatric and neurological disorders such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and dementia. Thus, they used a novel method called [11C]K-2 AMPAR PET imaging to directly visualize and quantify the density of AMPARs in the living human brain.

is going to bug me until someone researches cytokine storms' correlation with these conditions.

“Our findings clearly demonstrate that Long COVID brain fog should be recognized as a legitimate clinical condition. This could encourage the healthcare industry to accelerate the development of diagnostic and therapeutic approaches for this disorder,” concludes Prof. Takahashi.

i wonder what new forms of "pre-existing conditions" american health insurers will cook up to prevent this.