Publication date: Jul 22, 2026
These results indicate that long COVID is, at least in part, a disorder of the brains dopamine system, says Meyer in the release. This suggests that repurposing medications that augment the function of dopamine-releasing neurons, including dopamine precursors and inhibitors of dopamine metabolism, could be a promising ap The findings also show only an association; they cannot prove causation. Still, the findings may offer hope to those with long-COVID-related neuropsychiatric symptoms. The largest differences were observed in the dorsal putamen, which is involved in movement, and the dorsal caudate, which is associated with memory. This work shifts the discussion from symptom description to mechanistic stratification, they write.
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| Brain | |
| Brains | |
| Centre | |
| Covid | |
| Dopamine | |
| Findings | |
| Imaging | |
| Long | |
| Lower | |
| Memory | |
| Neuropsychiatric | |
| Striatum | |
| Symptoms | |
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Semantics
| Type | Source | Name |
|---|---|---|
| disease | MESH | long COVID |
| disease | MESH | neurologic symptoms |
| disease | MESH | brain fog |
| drug | DRUGBANK | Dopamine |
| disease | MESH | injury |
| pathway | REACTOME | Release |
| drug | DRUGBANK | Etodolac |