Griffith University researchers have used an ultra-high field MRI to investigate how COVID-19 and myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) mirror the same effects on the brain structure. The results showed the brainstem was significantly larger in ME/CFS and Long COVID patients compared to those who did not suffer from these diseases.
“Therefore, brainstem dysfunction in ME/CFS and Long COVID patients could contribute to their neurological, cardiorespiratory symptoms, and movement disorder.”
