Cerebrospinal Fluid Offers Clues to Post-COVID ‘Brain Fog’
Many patients with COVID-19 develop brain fog and other cognitive symptoms months later. Their cerebrospinal fluid may hold clues to why this is happening.
University of California San Francisco
Give to UCSFMany patients with COVID-19 develop brain fog and other cognitive symptoms months later. Their cerebrospinal fluid may hold clues to why this is happening.
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