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Abstract #1731

Assessment of Brainstem volume in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic fatigue syndrome and long-COVID patients

KIRAN THAPALIYA1, Sonya Marshall-Gradisnik1, Markus Barth2, Natalie Eaton-Fitch1, and Leighton Barnden1
1Griffith University, Gold coast, Australia, 2The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

Synopsis

Keywords: Neurodegeneration, BrainCOVID -19 caused by the novel Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has infected more than 600 million and caused the deaths of over six million people worldwide. The majority of the infected patients do not recover fully from the COVID-19 infections and develop post-COVID conditions also known as long-COVID has similar symptoms compared to Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic fatigue syndrome. In this study, we evaluated the volumetric changes in the brainstem regions in ME/CFS, long-COVID patients compared to healthy controls. Our study showed that brainstem volumes higher in ME/CFS and long-COVID patients compared to healthy controls.

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