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COVID-19 and Neurological Symptoms

Relationship between COVID-19 infection and neurological symptoms, including long COVID

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Feb 6, 2026

What evidence differentiates neurological effects from whole SARS‑CoV‑2 infection versus effects attributable specifically to spike protein or vaccine‑derived spike?

primarily through whole‑virus mechanisms — direct viral presence in tissues, systemic inflammation, endothelial injury and thromboinflammation — while separate debates concern whether isolated spike p...

Feb 5, 2026

What are the potential neurological effects of spike protein on the human brain and nervous system?

A growing body of preclinical and clinical research links (SP) to mechanisms that could damage the brain and peripheral nerves—chiefly disruption of the blood–brain barrier (BBB), vascular/endothelial...