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ArticleNeuroImmune pharmacology and therapeutics2025

Structural Brain Abnormalities and Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Post-COVID Condition.

Meghann Ryan, Jared Thomas, Jeremy Wang, Huajun Liang, Eric Cunningham, Thomas Ernst, Linda Chang

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Article in NeuroImmune pharmacology and therapeutics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Meghann RyanDepartment of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Jared ThomasDepartment of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Jeremy WangDepartment of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Huajun LiangDepartment of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Eric CunninghamDepartment of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Thomas ErnstDepartment of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Linda ChangDepartment of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.

Funding

Neuroimaging and Behavioral Studies to Assess For Neuroinflammation in COVID-19 During ConvalescenceR21NS121615 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE · PI CHANG, LINDA, WILSON, ELEANOR M.P. · 2021 to 2021
$425k
Structural, Functional, and Neurobehavioral Consequences of Adolescent COVID-19F31MH136797 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE · PI Meghann Ryan · 2024 to 2026
$111k
NIMH NIH HHS F31 MH136797NINDS NIH HHS R21 NS121615
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Abstract

Objectives: We aimed to cross-sectionally and longitudinally compare brain morphometry and neuropsychiatric symptoms, and evaluate their relationship, in participants with Post-Coronavirus Disease Condition (PCC) and healthy Controls. Methods: At Baseline, 29 PCC (19 female; average age=42.4±12.2 years; 242±156 days since infection) and 25 Controls (14 female; 44.1±12.3 years) completed the NIH Toolbox Emotion, Motor and Cognition Batteries; Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS); and structural brain MRI (thickness, areas, volumes). We compared neurobehavioral performance on the NIH Toolbox and PROMIS and structural brain morphometry for 34 cortical regions and 8 subcortical volumes, between PCC and matched Controls at Baseline (~8 months post-infection) and 11 PCC and 7 Controls at a Follow-Up Visit (~3 years post-infection). Results: At Baseline, PCC had significantly larger putamen and amygdala (FDR-corrected Conclusions: Structural abnormalities in PCC suggest compensatory processes such as enhanced myelination or neurogenesis, rather than neuroinflammation, which in turn may contribute to persistent neurobehavioral symptoms. However, these alterations and symptoms may improve three years after infection.

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Brain morphometryLongitudinalNIH ToolboxPost-COVID ConditionPROMIS

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PMCPMC12674627

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