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Believe same process may happen in people, explaining unusual cognitive issues
They warned the neurological damage Covid causes could last a very long time
Covid-19 may be able to infect the brain because it carries a protein capable of getting through the barrier at the top of the spinal cord, a study suggests.
University of Washington researchers found the virus spike protein, which it uses to latch onto human cells, can cross the blood-brain barrier in mice, taking the virus with it.
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They believe the same process may happen in people, which could explain some of the coronavirus more unusual symptoms, such as headaches, brain fog and even seizures.