Fatigue in long Covid patients found to impact their nervous system
New Delhi, May 13 (PTI) A new research has shown the nervous system of long Covid patients experiencing fatigue to exhibit underactivity in these three areas – specific cortical circuits, autonomic nervous system and muscle abnormalities.
Underactivity in specific cortical circuits reflects as a slower reaction in specific brain areas, while an imbalance in the autonomic nervous system impacts unconscious body processes such as blood pressure and rate of breathing, which can, in turn, have wide-ranging effects on several different body processes.
In muscle abnormalities, the muscle fibres become more easily fatigued after exercise than in people without post-COVID fatigue.
