"Scientists have long struggled to define #brainfog, let alone pinpoint a cause for it. But research is starting to reveal multiple potential causes from #inflammation to a leaky blood-brain barrier."

#LongCovid #MEcfs

nationalgeographic.com/health/article… "Physicians sometimes dismiss the #brainfog as purely psychological in nature. This is particularly true for people with chronic conditions or #LongCOVID, who often feel like their providers aren’t taking them seriously, Becker says."

1/ Deze schrijnende getuigenis van een voormalig klinisch psychologe die na een infectie #MEcvs ontwikkelde laat zien hoe ons zorgbeleid anno 2024 faalt voor ernstig zieke ME/cvs patiënten.

gezondheid.be/artikel/chroni… 2/ #MEcvs is een invaliderende ziekte die vaak nog onterecht gepsychologiseerd wordt en eigenlijk niks te maken heeft met 'chronische vermoeidheid'. Het meest kenmerkend symptoom is immers post-exertionele-malaise of #PEM (inspanningsintolerantie).

1/ These new interesting insights could provide answers for #MEcfs and #LongCovid.

"Researchers tracked antigens and other substances crossing the arachnoid barrier (known for his impermeability) but they found leaks in this particular area" #LeakyBrain
quantamagazine.org/how-the-immune… 2/ "Immune cells are waiting there. When these cells find a worrisome antigen, like one that suggests disease, they initiate a chain reaction that creates an immune response" #NeuroImmunology