World-first research being conducted in Queensland has identified a link between chronic fatigue syndrome and long COVID.
abc.net.au/news/long-covid-queensland-research-chronic-fatigue-syndrome/102089452In a world-first study, Queensland researchers have identified similar changes in brain structure among people who have long COVID and chronic fatigue syndrome.
The researchers, from Griffith's National Centre for Neuroimmunology and Emerging Diseases, found the brainstem was significantly larger in long COVID patients and those with ME/CFS compared to people who had never been diagnosed with either ailment. Lead researcher Kiran Thapaliya said brain stem similarities in people with long COVID and ME/CFS patients may explain why they exhibited common core symptoms, such as brain fog, fatigue, pain and breathing difficulties.Dr Thapaliya, a Griffith University research fellow, said the researchers were recruiting more people to continue to investigate the findings of their pilot study in a larger number of patients with long COVID and ME/CFS.
Professor Sonya Marshall-Gradnisnik, director of Griffith's National Centre for Neuroimmunology and Emerging Diseases, said the purpose of the study was to demonstrate potential consistencies between ME/CFS and long COVID patients.The research comes seven months after Griffith University researchers reported a shared link in the pathology of long COVID and ME/CFS.
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