Author: John Murphy, CEO, The COVID-19 Long Haul Foundation Abstract Background Transverse myelitis (TM) is an uncommon inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord characterized by acute or subacute neurological dysfunction […]
Treatment of Long-haul Disease (COVID-19) Autoimmune Encephalitis With Plasmapheresis
Tony Kamel • William Toppen • Yasaman Salahmand, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.85150 Abstract In December 2021, a 58-year-old unvaccinated woman with a past medical history of obesity presented to an outside hospital with severe coronavirus disease 2019 […]
🧪 What Long-Term Safety Studies Are Still Needed for COVID Vaccines?
Despite billions of doses administered, some areas remain under-researched: 🔹 Obstetric and Reproductive Health 🔹 Cancer Risk 🔹 Autoimmune and Neurological Conditions 📉 Limitations of Current Safety Models Critics argue […]
🫁 Long COVID and Shortness of Breath: Causes, Vaccine-Linked Harms, and Emerging Treatments (2025 Overview)
Five years into the pandemic, shortness of breath remains one of the most persistent and debilitating symptoms of Long COVID, affecting millions globally. This article synthesizes findings from 2025 peer-reviewed […]
Steroid-Responsive Encephalitis in Coronavirus Disease 2019
Authors: Andrea Pilotto MD,Silvia Odolini MD, PhD,Stefano Masciocchi MD, et. al. Annals of Neurology Volume 88, Issue 2 p. 423-427 Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection has the potential for targeting […]
COVID-19 Presenting as Encephalitis and Myopericarditis: A Report of a Rare Case
Nikolaos Kakaletsis • Ioannis Alevroudis • Serafeim-Chrysovalantis Kotoulas •et. al., Published: June 10, 2024, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.62056 Abstract COVID-19 might present with a wide range of clinical manifestations, from mild respiratory distress to severe multi-organ dysfunction. We present […]
Covid-19: Two rare vaccine side effects detected in large global study
BMJ 2024; 384 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/ bmj.q488 (2024) The largest vaccine safety study to date has identified two new, but very rare, side effects associated with covid-19 vaccines—transverse myelitis and acute disseminated encephalomyelitis. The Global Vaccine […]
SARS-COV-2 a trigger of myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein-associated disorder
Authors: Magnus Johnsson,Fredrik Asztely, et. al. June 2022 Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology Abstract SARS-COV-2 frequently cause neurological disorders and is sometimes associated with onset of autoimmune diseases affecting […]
Pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management of neuroinflammation in covid-19
BMJ 2023; 382 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2022-073923 (Published 18 August 2023)Cite this as: BMJ 2023;382:e073923, Rachel L Brown123, Laura Benjamin24, Michael P Lunn12, Tehmina Bharucha25, Michael S Zandi12, Chandrashekar Hoskote6, Patricia McNamara2, Hadi Manji1 Abstract Although neurological complications of […]
Study in Mice Suggests that COVID-19 Increases Risk of Developing Parkinson’s Disease
Thomas Jefferson University May 18, 2022 New research finds that the novel coronavirus can make the mouse brain more susceptible to a toxin that induces nerve-cell loss seen in Parkinson’s. […]