A super important study published today. They looked at 10 million people in Japan and 12 million in South Korea. The long-term risk of neuropsychiatric events following COVID-19 was higher than the risk in both the general population and those with another respiratory

This study found 24% of #LongCovid individuals had decreased oxygen in the cerebral (brain) tissue, compared to 0% in the controls. None of the LC patients had been hospitalized. This used a tool called fdNIRS, which is able to measure biomarkers like oxygen in deep tissue. 1/

A team from @uodMedicine has completed Scotland's first ultrasound thalamotomy - a non-invasive operation that will allow people suffering from uncontrolled tremors due to Parkinson's disease to control their movements. For patients like Ian Keir, this is life-changing. 👇

BREAKING | Surge in Covid infections and spike in hospital admissions in Scotland. news.stv.tv/scotland/surge…

Calling all AHPs Please watch this update on the AHP Projects Progressing Practice-based Learning (PrBL): vimeo.com/968531919 Further information is available on our Turas pages: learn.nes.nhs.scot/58736 #AHPPrBL

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How has #longcovid changed your life?  Gez Medinger, co-author of The Long Covid Handbook shares his journey.  What's your life like now, compared to before? #longcovid #longcovidtheanswers #pots #dysautonomia #pem #longcovidrecovery Gez Medinger @longcovid covid 19 long recoverySOS

At the request of numerous commenters on the channel, I thought it was worth covering the (massive) subjects of MCAS and dysautonomia - and the complex interaction between the two. Hard to squeeze it into a short vid but here goes! 1/4 🧵 youtu.be/d2oxRibcx9w?si…

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When the Mind Shuts the Door: How Cognitive Dissonance Keeps Doctors from Seeing Long COVID In the field of psychology, cognitive dissonance refers to the mental discomfort experienced when someone holds two or more conflicting beliefs, values, or attitudes. In medicine, this

[New Research] Long COVID and Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders Have Shared Pathophysiology Hypermobility has been found in 30%-57% of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (#MECFS), #POTS, #Fibromyalgia, and #LongCovid compared to 10%-20% of the general population. Hypermobile

Kindness is like marmalade, a little goes a long way.

Inflammation 'rewires' a metabolic pathway in your body to create a neurotoxic metabolite. This toxic metabolite can be found in: - ME/CFS - Long COVID - Depression - Parkinson's - Alzheimer's - Mood disorders - Suicidal ideation - Traumatic brain injury Here's how it

\ The Kynurenine Pathway It's helpful to think of this metabolic pathway as a waterfall with 2 streams. Tryptophan enters the pathway and rapidly 'flows' downstream where it's modified into different metabolites. Like the image below, there is a larger branch and a smaller

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Looking forward to a day of learning @ #EDSECHODietNutrition #EhlersDanlosSyndrome #Hypermobility #HypermobilitySpectrumDisorder #MCAS #LongCOVIDAHPs #GutHealth

POTS: postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome. Pulse increase of over 30bpm on 10 mins standing/tilt test 🔴 we need to get away from such rigid thinking. 🟢 home monitoring of pulse/BP/symptoms will give a lot of valuable information on the problem and treatment

Ireland now has Covid-19 infection as a risk factor for blood clots- publicly. 👏

Skeletal muscle adaptations and post-exertional malaise #PEM #PESE in #LongCOVID Rob Wüst cell.com/trends/endocri…