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Brain Scans Reveal Dopamine Damage in Long COVID, Pointing to New Treatments

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Alice McCarthy
Brain Scans Reveal Dopamine Damage in Long COVID, Pointing to New Treatments
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New PET imaging research indicates that long COVID patients suffer from damage to the brain's dopamine system. This biological finding may explain persistent symptoms like fatigue, brain fog, and lack of motivation.

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New brain imaging research has provided the strongest evidence to date that long COVID is associated with injury to the brain’s dopamine system, offering a potential biological explanation for persistent symptoms such as fatigue, slowed movement, lack of motivation, and memory problems.

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