Long COVID Breakthrough: Spike Proteins Persist in Brain for Years


By Helmholtz Zentrum München, Facebook Twitter Pinterest Telegram Researchers have discovered that the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein persists in the brain and skull bone marrow for years after infection, potentially leading to chronic inflammation…[...]

Musculoskeletal Manifestations of COVID-19: Currently Described Clinical Symptoms and Multimodality Imaging Findings


Imran M. Omar , Jennifer S. Weaver, Jonathan D. Samet, et. al. https://doi.org/10.1148/rg.220036 Abstract COVID-19, the clinical syndrome produced by infection with SARS-CoV-2, can result in multisystem organ dysfunction, including respiratory failure and hypercoagulability,…[...]

Cutaneous vasculitis and vasculopathy in the era of COVID-19 pandemic


Carlo Alberto Maronese1,2Enrico Zelin3Gianluca Avallone4, et. al. Cutaneous vasculitides encompass a heterogeneous group of clinicopathological entities, which may occur as single-organ vasculitis of the skin or present as skin-limited variant…[...]

Vascular Inflammation as a Therapeutic Target in COVID-19 “Long Haulers”: HIITing the Spot?


Regitse Højgaard Christensen1,2*Ronan M. G. Berg1,3,4,5 Background In the wake of the first wave of the ongoing global pandemic, it has become imminently clear that coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has…[...]

Unveiling the Connections Between Melanoma Differentiation-Associated Gene 5 (MDA5)-Positive Dermatomyositis and Its Potential Association With COVID-19: A Report of Two Cases


Temitope B. Abegunde • Christophe Persad • Sojibuchi Ojule • Jane Colgan • Margaret Duncan, 2024DOI: 10.7759/cureus.65016  Abstract Dermatomyositis is a rare inflammatory condition affecting the skin, muscles, and joints. This series of anti-melanoma differentiation-associated gene 5 (anti-MDA5) autoantibody-positive…[...]

Persistent intracranial hyper-inflammation in ruptured cerebral aneurysm after COVID-19: case report and review of the literature


Pin Fee Chong, , Kanako Higashi, Wakato Matsuoka, et. al.BMC Neurology volume 24, Article number: 17 (2024)  Abstract Background The systemic manifestations of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) include hyperinflammatory reactions in various organs. Recent studies showed evidence for…[...]

What do we know about covid-19’s effects on the brain?


BMJ 2024; 385 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.q897 (Published 15 May 2024)Cite this as: BMJ 2024;385:q897 What are the neurological symptoms of covid-19? Covid may be primarily a respiratory infection, but a common symptom is “brain fog”—problems with memory or…[...]