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Blood vessel/nerve damage is likely specific to COVID, the more general energy utilisation disorders seemingly aren't, and are triggered by any kind of ongoing
by Llamamoe 3y ago
Blood vessel/nerve damage is likely specific to COVID, the more general energy utilisation disorders seemingly aren't, and are triggered by any kind of ongoing inflammation, and often seem to last after any sufficiently severe immune events, though it's possible that this is related to e.g. herpesviral reactivation.
- garganzol 3y agoEnergy utilization disorders inevitably cause nerve damage if left untreated. It can be a slow process, it can be fast, but the end result is nerve and tissue damage leading to a plethora of symptoms and secondary diseases.
- Llamamoe 3y agoNerve damage does not necessarily mean irreversible consequences, depending on the degree. E.g. any amount of sleep deprivation, both in terms of quantity and quality, causes (minuscule) brain damage, but even people with severe sleep apnea mostly recover with treatment. Likewise, PDE5 inhibitors and presumably other med classes seem capable of nearly reversing mild-to-moderate nerve damage through local NGF release secondary to improved endothelial function and nerve blood supply.
- SuperNinKenDo 3y agoWell that's an encouraging thought....