Kevin Deans @DeansKevin Twitter profile

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Kevin Deans

2 years

One of the resources on #LongCovid that I frequently find myself sharing when people ask me what they should read on the topic.

Recommendations for the recognition, diagnosis, and management of long COVID: a Delphi study

Background In the absence of research into therapies and care pathways for long COVID, guidance based on ‘emerging experience’ is needed. Aim To provide a rapid expert guide for GPs and long COVID...

bjgp.org

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Kevin Deans

@DeansKevin

2 years

Wearing my customary FFP2 mask, I walked into a room of unmasked people today. “I don’t like your mask,” one person told me. “It makes me feel like we’re in the plague.” Funny, that.

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1 year

We do have a leak. And a plumber coming who I’m sure will fix it. But this thread isn’t really about leaks or plumbers. It’s a feeble reflection about what people with #PostVacSyndrome #LongCOVID #ME and many others face. And I’m not talking about plumbers. (13/) #MedTwitter

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1 year

A couple of weeks ago, we spotted some water dripping through the kitchen ceiling. We did the natural thing and phoned a plumber to check for leaks in the bathroom up above. He couldn’t find anything, so he went away. (1/)

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@DeansKevin

3 years

I’ve recently joined @DoctorsWithME . I’m not an ME specialist, so why did I join? Some of my patients have #MEcfs , and I want to understand enough about their condition to be able to give them the best care I can. I’ve a lot to learn, but here’s a running commentary: (1/7)

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1 year

And when I don’t call him again, what if he congratulates himself that the leak must be fixed and he can take the credit? (12/)

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@DeansKevin

1 year

Last night, the leak got worse. With a bit of exploring, my wife found where the water was coming from. I cut off the water supply to the leak and booked a plumber to come tomorrow morning. I started to think… (2/)

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@DeansKevin

1 year

What if, every time he gets close to finding the leak, someone takes him downstairs and says the real problem is how I’m feeling about water coming through the ceiling? (7/)

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@DeansKevin

1 year

What if I show the plumber the leak and he dismisses it as being coincidental and not conceivably the cause of water gathering on a different floor? (3/)

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@DeansKevin

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What if he tells me not to confuse his plumbing qualification with our few minutes identifying the leak? (5/)

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@DeansKevin

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What if he tells me it’ll just make me anxious if he investigates the leak? (4/)

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@DeansKevin

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What if he says that the best way to deal with the leak is to leave it as it is and gradually increase the water pressure in the leaking pipe? (6/)

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@DeansKevin

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What if he says that most people don’t get a leak so it isn’t a problem? (10/)

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@DeansKevin

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What if he sends me on a course to help me feel better about having water coming through the ceiling? (9/)

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@DeansKevin

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What if he tells me I’ve spent enough time on the leak and it’s time to move on now? (11/)

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@DeansKevin

1 year

What if he says the problem is I’ve spent too much time trying to find the source of the leak? (8/)

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@DeansKevin

1 year

Great work. As a doctor, until a couple of years ago my knowledge of #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis was very basic. I’ve had a steep learning curve. Now trying to share what I’ve learned with other healthcare professionals - there’s lots to be done. #MEAwarenessDay2023

#MEAction Scotland

@meactionscot

1 year

It's #MillionsMissing ! 🔴 This morning #MEAction volunteers were outside @RCPEdin in #Edinburgh , to deliver a letter for the Dean of Education @KerriBaker20 , asking for the development of training on #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis in line with the 2021 NICE Guideline. #CanYouSeeMEnow

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@DeansKevin

3 years

So, #MedTwitter , I don’t know about you, but I have a lot of catching up to do if we’re going to help #pwME get the care they need. We need to start by listening. (6/7)

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@DeansKevin

2 years

Getting on my soapbox for a moment. I’m becoming more and more concerned about the trend to mock people with vaccine adverse reactions. It’s possible to be supportive of vaccination (I am) while also advocating for better care for those who have suffered adverse reactions. (1/2)

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2 years

I’ve been a doctor for 22 years and I reckon I’ve learned more this year than ever before. Things I’ve learned about #PoTS : 👉 How debilitating it can be 👉 How diverse the symptoms can be 👉 How effective treatment can be #TakeAStandForPoTS #DysautonomiaAwarenessMonth

PoTS UK

@UKPoTS

2 years

1/3 Today marks the start of✨ #DysautonomiaAwarenessMonth ✨ which are disorders of the autonomic nervous system, including #PoTS Symptoms of PoTS can include palpitations, lightheadedness, fatigue, nausea, sweating, fainting, headaches #TakeAStandForPoTS

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@DeansKevin

1 year

“Sorry to bother you. I know it’s Friday at 5 to 5, but the Duty Biochemist just phoned through this potassium of 8 and said to let you know immediately.”

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@DeansKevin

1 year

@angryhacademic “On the very best day the leak isn’t awful so I don’t know what you’re worried about.”

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@DeansKevin

2 years

Many people have difficult anniversaries around now. For some with #LongCovid there are 3rd anniversaries. For some with #PostVacSyndrome there are 2nd anniversaries. For some with #ME it’s been much longer. It feels so inadequate to say it: thinking of every one of you.

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@DeansKevin

2 years

One more time… It’s very important that people suffering adverse reactions to vaccines are listened to, investigated and treated. It shouldn’t be controversial to believe this whilst also recognising the evidence for the net benefits of vaccination at a population level.

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@DeansKevin

3 years

There’s an urgent need for more research into ME. The @DecodeMEStudy , the world’s largest genetic study into #MEcfs , is due to launch in January. (5/7)

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@DeansKevin

3 years

This free CPD module by Dr Nina Muirhead is more than worth the hour you’ll spend on it. (3/7)

Myalgic Encephalomyelitis | Chronic Fatigue Syndrome | CPD

Deepen your knowledge of chronic fatigue syndrome with our comprehensive resource, comprising of 5 clinical cases.

www.studyprn.com

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@DeansKevin

3 years

The @NICEComms guideline on ME/CFS is very helpful. Any healthcare professional who is involved in the care of #pwME would do well to read it. (2/7)

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@DeansKevin

3 years

Finally, h/t @angryhacademic , whose tweets on #MEcfs got me started on some much-needed reading on the topic. (7/7)

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@DeansKevin

2 years

I’ve spent the evening rereading some papers on #LongCovid . Here are some highlights:🧵 1. This paper by @resiapretorius et al reported, last year, finding microclots in plasma from pwLC and suggested that these may be a key mechanism in Long Covid.

Persistent clotting protein pathology in Long COVID/Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC) is...

Background Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-Cov-2)-induced infection, the cause of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), is characterized by acute clinical pathologies, including...

cardiab.biomedcentral.com

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@DeansKevin

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Chronic Fatigue and Dysautonomia following COVID-19 Vaccination Is Distinguished from Normal Vaccination Response by Altered Blood Markers

Chronic Fatigue and Dysautonomia following COVID-19 Vaccination Is Distinguished from Normal...

SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination can entail chronic fatigue/dysautonomia tentatively termed post-acute COVID-19 vaccination syndrome (PACVS). We explored receptor autoantibodies and interleukin-6 (IL-6)...

www.mdpi.com

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Kevin Deans

@DeansKevin

3 years

The @MEAssociation has produced a very useful Clinical & Research Guide for Healthcare Professionals. (4/7)

Information for Healthcare Professionals - The ME Association

The ME Association is a national charity providing accurate and timely […]

meassociation.org.uk

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Kevin Deans

@DeansKevin

11 months

I gave a talk to our local #LongCovid Professional Network today on "Long COVID: What's going on in blood vessels?" Focussed mainly on what we know about clotting in Long COVID. Here are a few of the papers that I mentioned. #TeamClots 🧵

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@DeansKevin

4 years

I have a joke about Clinical Biochemistry, but it won’t be ready for another 30 minutes. Yes, I know Haematology’s joke was out 10 minutes ago.

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Kevin Deans

@DeansKevin

1 year

Decided to remove the brakes from my car this morning. Brakes can give a false sense of security. Airbags are our best defence against road accidents. With developments in airbag technology, now is the right time to remove brakes. #CovidIsNotOver #KeepMasksInHealthCare

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@DeansKevin

2 years

@j_b_kennedy I’ve been chatting with Claire just now - she’s taking her children on holiday and is planning to reactivate Twitter on her return. She’s asked me to pass on her thanks to all the pwLC who supported her the other night - it’s because of you that she’ll be returning to Twitter!

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Kevin Deans

@DeansKevin

11 months

This from @BBCNews today: 'Long Covid triggered our MCAS, but doctors didn't believe us' #LongCovid #MCAS

'Long Covid triggered our MCAS, but doctors didn't believe us'

Elle Gorman and George Cooper explain how they were told their post-long Covid illness didn't exist.

www.bbc.co.uk

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@DeansKevin

11 months

@cfs_jo “Other than being on fire, is your house in a generally good condition?”

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@DeansKevin

2 years

@j_b_kennedy I don’t have a chronic illness, but as a doctor trying to help with Long COVID (including post-vaccine), Twitter has been a lifeline in helping me to link up with others who are working on this.

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@DeansKevin

2 years

This is not political. This is not about an ideology. This is about people. People who are suffering. And I stand shoulder to shoulder with you all. And I won’t stop.

Harriet Carroll: Long Covid Scientific Consultancy

@angryhacademic

2 years

We did the right thing. We followed the science and did what doctors told us. Now the science is abandoning us and doctors are gaslighting us. #CanWeTalkAboutIt

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@DeansKevin

3 years

@RuhoyMD Interesting that no viral particles were found in brain. If the mechanism is an immune reaction to spike protein rather than direct viral infection, presumably this could explain similar neurological presentations post COVID vaccine?

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@DeansKevin

1 year

@angryhacademic When I got involved in post vac syndrome/LC/ME, someone warned me not to touch it as I’d end up getting complaints. I ignored that advice. I constantly wish I could do more, but in response to the little I’ve been able to do, I’ve been overwhelmed by how appreciative people are.

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@DeansKevin

1 year

A few thoughts on #POTS for #POTSAwarenessDay : 🧵 1. Symptoms are more diverse than might be expected. #POTS can be highly disabling. 2. #POTS can develop after an infection or sometimes after vaccination. Other conditions that can co-exist include #ME #MCAS #EDS .

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@DeansKevin

2 years

@angryhacademic @Sunny_Rae1 @andrew_lilico @doctorasadkhan @drclairetaylor @BinitaKane @dbkell @resiapretorius @IanJBD @LCKNIreland @LCKScotland @LC_UK_Action @LongCovidKids @LongCovidScot @LongCovidSOS @ClaireHastie1 Is #LongCOVID serious? Best to listen to those who suffer from it. I had the sobering privilege of hearing several people with Long COVID sharing their stories at the Scottish Parliament recently. Highly recommend watching the clip in this Tweet.

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@callumjodwyer

2 years

Here are my two years with #longcovid summarised in two minutes. It's often hard to speak about it but it is worthwhile. Leads into above. Thank you to Catherine, Freja, @LongCovidScot @LCKScotland @DeansKevin @drclairetaylor and @jackiebmsp @agcolehamilton @Sandeshgulhane here.

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@DeansKevin

2 years

I’m feeling the need for a timeline-cleansing thread of nice photos. Please join in and add your own. Here’s my effort: the most northerly photo on my camera roll. Lerwick, Shetland, the last time I was there, just before lockdown 2020.

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@DeansKevin

1 year

One more time:

Kevin Deans

@DeansKevin

1 year

Some evening musings: 🧵 Concern about #LongCovid is not undue.

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@DeansKevin

2 years

I met a robin yesterday. This is as close as he’d let me get to take a photo.

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@DeansKevin

2 years

This is amazing. I’ve just seen the #northernlights #Aurora for the first time in my life. Craibstone, just outside Aberdeen. I could stay out here all night. @BBCScotWeather

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@DeansKevin

3 years

Working this evening. Here’s the Aberdeen skyline from Foresterhill. Time to go home. @NHSGrampian

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@DeansKevin

3 years

Excellent person-centred image bank of people living with obesity launched by @ECPObesity this morning. Will be of use to media outlets, and I can see myself using some of these images in the lectures I give on obesity to medical and MSc students too.

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@DeansKevin

2 years

Yesterday I was discussing #MCAS with some colleagues, and I was asked what biochemical tests might be helpful to monitor the condition. I pointed out that in my experience, the best indicator of control of the condition is what the patient tells you - i.e. believe the patient.

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@m_alikaramat

2 years

Great points raised by @BinitaKane at #RCPUpdate about long covid but resonating with so many areas

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@DeansKevin

2 years

Imagine if… Lifesaving consisted of standing on the shore shouting instructions at drowning people while smiling and waving at them. #LongCovid

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@DeansKevin

2 years

5. This piece by @angryhacademic pulls together what is currently understood about mechanisms in vaccine-induced #LongCovid . Microclotting, autoimmunity and mast cell activation all appear to have a potential role. See the link for a helpful diagram.

What is going on in vaccine-induced long COVID?

Vaccine-induced long COVID is increasingly being recognised. Indeed, I am one of the unlucky ones suffering with this. If you are also struggling with a chronic COVID19 vaccine adverse reaction,...

dontbelievehype.co.uk

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@DeansKevin

3 years

So I’ve just had my flu vaccination and COVID booster and the absolute best bit is the 15 minutes afterwards when you get to sit down and scroll Twitter. Seriously, many thanks to the staff in the @NHSGrampian Staff Vaccination Clinic.

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@DeansKevin

3 years

Recently, a paper and editorial on the neurological safety of #COVID19 #vaccines were published in the BMJ. We decided that a response was appropriate - here's what Dr Harriet Carroll @angryhacademic , Dr Ewen Millar and I said: (1/4) #VaccineInjuries

Re: The neurological safety of covid-19 vaccines

www.bmj.com

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@DeansKevin

2 years

A few days ago, @K8Stott and I each met up with @Fionasstalker of @BBCScotland to talk about #LongCovid . If you’d like to hear what we had to say, tune in across radio and TV on Monday, including (I think) Good Morning Scotland, Reporting Scotland, @BBCScotNine & online.

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@DeansKevin

2 years

@K8Stott @kimisgubbed She’s OK - having a bit of time away from Twitter. But she’s fine.

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@DeansKevin

2 years

Published today: 5 cases of #POTS after #COVID #vaccine . Important to recognise patients presenting with this so that they can access appropriate investigation and treatment. Also think of #MCAS and #microclots .

Clinical Autonomic Research

@ClinAutonRes

2 years

📰New research letter: Postural tachycardia syndrome (POTS) after mRNA COVID-19 vaccine. ☑️5 cases of POTS that developed after receiving the COVID19 vaccine ☑️Possible pathophysiological mechanisms are discussed #POTS Read here:

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@DeansKevin

2 years

4. It was also becoming clear that some people develop #LongCovid -like symptoms after vaccination rather than infection. This paper noted the similarities and the possibility that the underlying microclotting mechanism may be similar in post-vaccine LC.

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@DeansKevin

2 years

2. This year, this paper from the same group by @dbkell et al reported further on microclots. Interestingly, size varies from 1-200 um. I wonder if the varying sizes partly account for why some people have visible defects on V/Q scan while others don’t?

A central role for amyloid fibrin microclots in long COVID/PASC: origins and therapeutic implicat...

Post-acute sequelae of COVID (PASC), usually referred to as ‘Long COVID’ (a phenotype of COVID-19), is a relatively frequent consequence of SARS-CoV-2 infection, in which symptoms such as breathles...

portlandpress.com

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@DeansKevin

1 year

Thought for the day: “There is no evidence that…” is one of the most overused phrases in science and medicine, often used by people who overestimate their knowledge of the evidence base.

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@DeansKevin

2 years

Good points from @angryhacademic and @teaze_r in these two threads. (2/2)

Harriet Carroll: Long Covid Scientific Consultancy

@angryhacademic

2 years

And those claiming the mocking is directed at fakers: 1. I dont know how you determine who is faking & your judgement is probs shrouded in bias 2. Intentions are moot, mocking hurts legitimate patients 3. Is this behaviour acceptable in other contexts? I dont think so Be kind

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Kevin Deans

@DeansKevin

2 years

Kev’s thought for the evening: If someone tweets information about their health, it’s their information. They can choose what to share, and are not obliged to provide further details, copies of medical records or other evidence on demand.

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Kevin Deans

@DeansKevin

2 years

As #LongCovidAwarenessDay draws to a close in the UK, it’s time to pay respect to every person with #LongCovid who has shared their personal story today. Standing with you. Respect.

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@DeansKevin

2 years

3. At the end of 2021, this paper by @resiapretorius et al reported promising findings on 24 patients with #LongCovid who were treated with apixaban, clopidogrel and aspirin. MTHFR risk-associated variants were common in a subset of patients tested.

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@DeansKevin

2 years

This is a real step forward for biomedical research into #MEcfs . #pwME have waited a very long time for a moment like this.

Amy Proal, PhD

@microbeminded2

2 years

So it turns out we did find “something in the blood” of #ME /CFS patients: fibrinaloid microclots + hyperactivated platelets (that you can see with your own eyes). Thank you so much to @polybioRF donors who helped support part of the study:

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@DeansKevin

3 years

@angryhacademic 1. Listen to the patient 2. Remember there’s a lot about pathophysiology we don’t understand (but we know more than we used to) 3. Remember that if we don’t understand the pathophysiology, that doesn’t reduce impact of the condition on the patient. 4. Listen to the patient. (2/2)

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@DeansKevin

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@DrAlfonsoFasano @JournalCJNS @RobertC21093233 @CNSFNeuroLinks @Avis_Favaro @FndPortal @ConnectFnd @FNDSociety @FNDHope @FNDHopeUK @IntegratedMove Struggling to see the “secondary gains”. I’ve watched someone with a severe vaccine reaction (with mainly neuro symptoms) come to work with raised D-dimer, very low venous oxygen sats and evidence of pulmonary microemboli. I don’t know how they did it. I see no secondary gains.

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@DeansKevin

2 years

Another important #LongCovid paper from #TeamClots . “Fibrin amyloid microclots…accompanied by platelet hyperactivation, provide a ready explanation for the symptoms of Long COVID/PASC. Removal and reversal…urgently warrant controlled clinical studies to determine efficacy.”

Resia Pretorius

@resiapretorius

2 years

Our latest LongCOVID paper on self-reported symptoms and comorbidities as well as more blood analysis data is published @dbkell :

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@DeansKevin

3 years

Went somewhere new today. The top floor of the @NHSGrampian Aberdeen Royal Infirmary multi-storey car park.

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@DeansKevin

1 year

Small fiber neuropathy with long-term, multifocal paresthesias after a SARS-CoV-2 vaccination

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@DeansKevin

1 year

I suspect Table 1 will resonate with many people with #LongCovid .

Long Covid Support 🌍

@long_covid

1 year

#LongCovid The impact on language and cognition - Memory, planning, reasoning & attention. Language is compromised - significant communication problems that impact on daily functioning in areas such as employment, social relationships, & family role.

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Late last year, an editorial proposed Functional Neurological Disorder as an explanation for neurological symptoms after #COVID19 vaccination. Harriet @angryhacademic and I felt that a response was required - see #VaccineInjuries #LongCOVID #MEcfs #MCAS

Letters to the Editor, 2022

journals.sagepub.com

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@DeansKevin

4 years

OK, so this hardly ever happens to me, but this morning a student came up to me on the ward round and asked me to sign her book. Very kind of her to ask - it put a smile on my face (although the mask hid that).

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@DeansKevin

3 years

❌ Do not offer people with ME/CFS any therapy based on physical activity or exercise as a cure for ME/CFS. 👉 Recognise that #pwME may have experienced prejudice & disbelief and could feel stigmatised by people who do not understand their illness. (10/)

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1 year

Tonight’s thought: We don’t really understand health conditions until we listen to people who live with those conditions.

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@DeansKevin

2 years

On #LongCovidAwarenessDay , every story is a reminder that we must: ➡️Recognise #LongCovid ➡️Treat on the basis of what we do know, rather than dismiss on the basis of what we don’t know ➡️Move faster on research into biomedical treatments #PostVacSyndrome #MEcfs #POTS #MCAS

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2 years

A massive thank you to everyone who’s been in touch following yesterday’s radio and news features on #LongCovid . I’m sorry to be a bit slow to reply, but please be assured I’m not ignoring any messages and will try to reply as soon as I can! And on that note, goodnight!

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@DeansKevin

2 years

It’s my daughter’s 18th birthday today. I just caught her with my phone, about to tap “Tweet”. @sophiadeans_

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@DeansKevin

3 years

@angryhacademic Well, that’s sent me off on a trail of some much-needed reading around ME/CFS, so thank you for that. 21 years of being a Doc (who doesn’t specialise in ME/CFS) make me more and more convinced that we Docs need to: (and I don’t always do these things as well as I should) (1/)

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Acute blood biomarker profiles predict cognitive deficits 6 and 12 months after COVID-19 hospitalization. Interesting findings about fibrinogen and D-dimer in relation to post-COVID cognitive deficits. #TeamClots #LongCovid

Acute blood biomarker profiles predict cognitive deficits 6 and 12 months after COVID-19 hospital...

Nature Medicine - Longitudinal proteomic profiling of over 1,800 patients revealed two distinct profiles of blood biomarkers measured on admission to hospital for COVID-19, which predict cognitive...

www.nature.com

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@DeansKevin

3 years

View from the ward round this morning. Foresterhill at its finest. @NHSGrampian

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@DeansKevin

1 year

My phone has a problem. Its battery doesn’t last a full day without running out of charge. Sometimes it suddenly runs out of charge without warning. 🧵 (including a contribution from @angryhacademic )

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@DeansKevin

2 years

I’ve just finished reading the “Covid Vaccine Adverse Reaction Survival Guide” by @CarolinePover , available through the @ukcvfamily website: It’s time for a book review! (1/21)

CVARS Guide | UKCVFamily.org

An adverse reaction to a Covid vaccination can be a deeply distressing experience. It will leave you mystified as you attempt to deal with a bewildering range of physical, cognitive, and psychologi...

www.ukcvfamily.org

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@DeansKevin

2 years

Excellent work by @drclairetaylor and @amyismall in telling it like it is. #LongCovid

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I never tire of seeing the #Aurora .

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@DeansKevin

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Lesson of the week: if you’re trying to get your car out of the street in the snow and your wheels are just spinning, leaning forward in the driver’s seat doesn’t help to propel the car forward.

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Kevin Deans

@DeansKevin

2 years

Looking forward to chatting live with @Fionasstalker on @BBCRadioScot tomorrow morning just after 9am. We’ll explore what we know about the mechanisms in #LongCovid including post-vaccine LC, what microclots are, and anything else Fiona asks me!

BBC Radio Scotland - Good Morning Scotland, 28/05/2022

The latest news from home and abroad, along with sport, travel and weather updates.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Kevin Deans

@DeansKevin

2 years

Just saying… I was ridiculously impressed by the view from the multi-storey car park at #Aberdeen Royal Infirmary when I arrived at work this morning. @NHSGrampian

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Kevin Deans

@DeansKevin

4 years

@jaydbint Tell her that her call is important to you and she’s number eight in the queue.

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Kevin Deans

@DeansKevin

4 years

A privilege this morning to be part of the @NHSGrampian COVID-19 peer vaccination programme. Started the morning off by being vaccinated, then worked with the team to vaccinate our colleagues in Clinical Biochemistry, Haematology and Weight Management. @ElaineSlattery

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Kevin Deans

@DeansKevin

2 years

@angryhacademic @Sunny_Rae1 @andrew_lilico @doctorasadkhan @drclairetaylor @BinitaKane @dbkell @resiapretorius @IanJBD @LCKNIreland @LCKScotland @LC_UK_Action @LongCovidKids @LongCovidScot @LongCovidSOS @ClaireHastie1 Andrew, I really wish you were right that Covid is nothing to fuss about. But this very recent study found that 4.5 % of people who were infected with Omicron went on to develop #LongCOVID . That’s a lot of people.

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Kevin Deans

@DeansKevin

2 years

Joined Helen & Anna from @LCKScotland & @agcolehamilton to discuss #LongCovid with @Fionasstalker on @BBCRadioScot @BBCWeekendGMS - starts at 1:07:26. Talked about biological mechanisms, priorities for research & treatment and post-vaccine Long Covid.

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Kevin Deans

@DeansKevin

3 years

@AMannanBaig Yes - absolutely! Many times this week I've come back to the fact that we now know quite a lot about underlying pathophysiology in #LongCovid , #VaccineInjuries and #MEcfs . What we urgently need are trials into specific therapies to target those mechanisms.

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Kevin Deans

@DeansKevin

1 year

Maybe it does have a problem, and we could look into why some phone batteries run out of charge. Maybe if we start to understand that, we could find ways to fix the problem. Maybe. #ME #LongCOVID #PostVacSyndrome

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Kevin Deans

@DeansKevin

3 years

On Thank Your Cleaner Day, here’s a shoutout to Vicky, who moved to work in our part of the hospital recently, knows us all by name, asks how our day’s going, and keeps the place spotless. Thank you to Vicky and all #DomesticDefenders . #ProudToBeNHSG @NHSGrampian @NHSG_Domestic

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Kevin Deans

@DeansKevin

11 months

Today seems like a good day to reshare the consensus-2 diagnostic criteria for #MCAS . (Click image to expand.)

Kevin Deans

@DeansKevin

2 years

On mast cell activation syndrome #MCAS , the consensus-2 diagnostic criteria by Afrin et al are here:

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Kevin Deans

@DeansKevin

2 years

“I once had a doctor who believed me. It was 30 years ago.” - someone I know, speaking to me recently. Guess the condition? #MEcfs #pwME

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Kevin Deans

@DeansKevin

1 year

Very thankful for the @NHSGrampian paediatrician who thought to test my (then) 2 year-old son for #Coeliac Disease when he had 5 weeks of vomiting, 10 % weight loss and wanted to lie on the couch all day. Prompt diagnosis saved the day. Five years later, he’s doing great.

Coeliac_UK

@Coeliac_UK

1 year

(1/5) It's Coeliac Awareness Week! This year, we're highlighting the lesser-known symptoms of coeliac disease to help with diagnosis.

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Kevin Deans

@DeansKevin

2 years

If only pw #PostVacSyndrome had been listened to and believed from the start, we’d be a lot further ahead by now. Now… We need to acknowledge openly that vaccine reactions exist. We need to listen to those who suffer; we need to research and identify treatments. (4/5)

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Kevin Deans

@DeansKevin

11 months

This paper by @doctorasadkhan and others reports on 91 people with Long Covid who were treated with anticoagulation and antiplatelets. Note that this was not a randomised controlled trial; further work is needed to quantify risk of adverse events.

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