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No, the paper is a list of brain illnesses observed in a small group of patients who were also found to have covid. The paper makes no attempt to draw a causat
by irq11 6y ago
No, the paper is a list of brain illnesses observed in a small group of patients who were also found to have covid.
The paper makes no attempt to draw a causative link between covid and the cited illnesses, nor could it, with a sample of less than 50.
Rare illnesses happen. Sometimes, they will happen in people with covid. Jumping to the conclusion that Y happened after X, therefore X caused Y, is the post hoc fallacy.
This is the paper being discussed by the article, and underscores the degree to which reporting on this subject has left rationality and science behind.
- jacques_chester 6y agoEffect size matters.
- irq11 6y agoYes, what’s your point? There is no “effect size” here, because the sample pool is biased. This isn’t a case control study. A group of doctors said they saw patients with X and Y, and that Y is somewhat rare. At best, this is suggestive that a proper study is required — which is exactly what they say when quoted in the reuters story.
- AnthonBerg 6y agoPlease state clearly which parts of the term “a scientific investigation into how COVID-19 is different” you claim to not hold.