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Long COVID Linked to Lasting Damage in The Brain's Dopamine System - ScienceAlert

Published by ScienceAlert By ScienceAlert Staff · 10 August 2026 at 04:25
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Long COVID Linked to Lasting Damage in The Brain's Dopamine System - ScienceAlert
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COVID-19 can cause brain injuries that are still visible on scans years later in people with neurological symptoms related to long COVID.

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