[HN Gopher] SARS-CoV-2 causes brain inflammation and induces Lew...
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       SARS-CoV-2 causes brain inflammation and induces Lewy body
       formation in macaques
        
       Author : DanielleMolloy
       Score  : 19 points
       Date   : 2021-02-25 20:32 UTC (2 hours ago)
        
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       | barryrandall wrote:
       | The last sentence is a decent summary: "More confirmation is
       | required, but the observations in the translational macaque
       | models for COVID-19 (12-14, 38,39) can be regarded as a serious
       | warning as they may be predictive for COVID-19-related dementia
       | cases in humans in the future, even after an asymptomatic
       | infection or mild disease process."
        
       | Daishiman wrote:
       | Wondering how this compares to other common diseases.
       | Unfortunately some more context would be useful for us laymen to
       | understand the implications.
        
       | wnissen wrote:
       | This is an unreviewed preprint, treat it with considerable
       | skepticism. Very scary if true, "COVID brain" could be Lewy Body
       | Dementia, even in the asymptomatic. I hope not.
        
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