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James Throt MBBS, MD, PhD, FRCPath

7 months

Covid: A Brain Damaging Story I believe that in the absence of large scale studies and conducting brain imaging on a mass scale, we have to rely upon ourselves to turn to real world examples we may already be witnessing. Some questions about what you may be seeing… 🧵

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James Throt MBBS, MD, PhD, FRCPath

@JamesThrot

7 months

If covid really was causing some level of cognitive deficits via brain damage (frontal and temporal lobes specifically), the first industry within which you’d expect to see the ramifications of this would be aviation. Thankfully there’s no evidence to support this.

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James Throt MBBS, MD, PhD, FRCPath

@JamesThrot

30 days

Dunno. It’s a total mystery.

oleboh adeola

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Why is our generation so unhappy?

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James Throt MBBS, MD, PhD, FRCPath

@JamesThrot

7 months

Every single post I see regarding COVID now complains of behaviour from others that can only be described as sociopathic. Family, friends etc have little to no care about the issue, even if you’re severely disabled as a result. Public health has completely given up. 🧵

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James Throt MBBS, MD, PhD, FRCPath

@JamesThrot

7 months

Millions of tweets like this and still so many not grasping the reason why this may be occurring. It’s a global issue. How many times can I keep shouting the same thing and it not sink in? COVID CAUSES DAMAGE TO THE FRONTAL AND TEMPORAL LOBES. THIS CAN CAUSE SOCIOPATHY.

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James Throt MBBS, MD, PhD, FRCPath

@JamesThrot

8 months

Long Covid = Noticing The Damage Not Noticing ≠ Not Having Long Covid You don’t tend to feel early organ damage. You can’t feel cancer in its infancy, that’s why cancer screenings exist. You can lose up to 90% of your kidney function before experiencing symptoms. The End

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James Throt MBBS, MD, PhD, FRCPath

@JamesThrot

5 months

People constantly reinfecting themselves with a virus known to damage dopamine production wonder why they constantly feel miserable and exhausted 🤷🏻‍♂️. They’ll be wondering why their brains can’t seem to function as they used to next. Oh, wait…

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@ElleExistential

5 months

is anyone else just like, really fucking burnt out on life? just exhausted in a way you’ve never been before? honestly asking if this is just a me thing or a general vibe

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James Throt MBBS, MD, PhD, FRCPath

@JamesThrot

7 months

Now before we delve deeper into this, I think it would be felicitous to provide a little background first. MRI brain imaging has previously revealed that Covid reduces the thickness of grey matter within the frontal and temporal lobes. This would mimic symptoms of FTD.

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James Throt MBBS, MD, PhD, FRCPath

@JamesThrot

7 months

People would also find it more challenging to grasp sarcasm… Some tips: Wear a hardhat when outdoors due to falling debris/plane parts/doors/wheels. Adopt and hold the brace position during takeoff, cruise, and landing. Have a will prepared before flying. Don’t fly.

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James Throt MBBS, MD, PhD, FRCPath

@JamesThrot

5 months

It’s worth reminding folks: The brain damage caused by Covid that causes sociopathic behaviour (and induces the slow and insidious loss of the capacity for moral rationality) extends to politicians, police and military personnel. Each infection does damage. Every. Single. One.

James Throt MBBS, MD, PhD, FRCPath

@JamesThrot

7 months

It should also be noted that damage to this specific area of the brain within the cerebral cortex can cause sociopathic behaviour. Additionally, this induces the “slow and insidious loss of the capacity for moral rationality.” Have you noticed anything akin to this?

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James Throt MBBS, MD, PhD, FRCPath

@JamesThrot

3 months

Why are so many w/Long Covid unaware? Covid damages the frontal/temporal lobes within the cerebral cortex of the brain. Damage to fronto-temporal parietal area causes Anosognosia. Anosognosia means you simply cannot recognise your own health conditions & disease. Facts ⬇️✅

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James Throt MBBS, MD, PhD, FRCPath

@JamesThrot

2 months

Studies re Long Covid insist on stating the % of people who succumb to this sequelae. I’ve seen incident rates from 3.5% up to 38% (after 3rd infection). But what every single one of these studies fail to mention is that the reduction in grey matter occurs in 100% of individuals

James Throt MBBS, MD, PhD, FRCPath

@JamesThrot

7 months

Covid: A Brain Damaging Story I believe that in the absence of large scale studies and conducting brain imaging on a mass scale, we have to rely upon ourselves to turn to real world examples we may already be witnessing. Some questions about what you may be seeing… 🧵

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James Throt MBBS, MD, PhD, FRCPath

@JamesThrot

7 months

Facts are indisputable (so don’t claim otherwise) and they are backed entirely by evidence: Covid damages the frontal and temporal lobes. Damage to this region of the brain would mimic/cause symptoms of Frontotemporal Dementia. Piece that puzzle together. End. Discuss ⬇️

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James Throt MBBS, MD, PhD, FRCPath

@JamesThrot

7 months

So to the questions. I am going to show you a wide spectrum of symptoms which arise from damage to the frontal and temporal lobes. I will be using the NHS’s definition of Frontotemporal Dementia for reference. Are you noticing one or more of the following in yourself/others?

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James Throt MBBS, MD, PhD, FRCPath

@JamesThrot

7 months

It should also be noted that damage to this specific area of the brain within the cerebral cortex can cause sociopathic behaviour. Additionally, this induces the “slow and insidious loss of the capacity for moral rationality.” Have you noticed anything akin to this?

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James Throt MBBS, MD, PhD, FRCPath

@JamesThrot

7 months

People really be telling me I don’t know how to recognise neurocognitive deficits amongst the general population when I’ve spent my entire career studying neurodegenerative disease. It really is something. Oh and we even have evidence of the damage across multiple studies.

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James Throt MBBS, MD, PhD, FRCPath

@JamesThrot

7 months

Are noticing one or more of the following in yourself or others? Since we are at a very early stage in the progression of such damage, these symptoms could be mild/subtle versions of one or more of these, but should not be disregarded, especially if they’re new or worsening.

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James Throt MBBS, MD, PhD, FRCPath

@JamesThrot

1 month

1. We’re in the midst of a pandemic with a thromboembolic virus spreading from person to person multiple times per year. 2. Musicians collapsing and dying on stage. Unrelated? Coincidence? FAFO in full flow. RIP US rapper Fatman Scoop dies aged 53

Fatman Scoop dies after collapsing on stage during US show

The New Yorker, who has collaborated with artists like Mariah Carey, collapsed during a gig in Connecticut.

www.bbc.com

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James Throt MBBS, MD, PhD, FRCPath

@JamesThrot

2 months

Just to reiterate the fact that the brain damage inflicted upon people by covid infections isn’t solely impacting academic ability. We’re talking about emotional regulation, inhibition, judgement, impulsiveness, inability to concentrate, sociopathy, hypomania, anosognosia etc.

Jacaranda #StopThePopulationCull

@Randall87454048

2 months

TEACHERS only respond please: We’ve now had up to 4 years of repeated Covid infections in most countries (less in Australia,New Zealand and China). Do you notice a reduced cognitive function in students post 2020 when compared to abilities pre 2020? ⚠️ will block anti vax posts.

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James Throt MBBS, MD, PhD, FRCPath

@JamesThrot

5 months

Pertussis (whooping cough) has claimed 5 babies in the UK. And, you guessed it, “immunity debt” has been cited. Immunity debt, they claim, is due to lockdowns. Can someone please explain, how the deceased 3 month old babies, born in 2024, weren’t exposed to pathogens in 2020?

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James Throt MBBS, MD, PhD, FRCPath

@JamesThrot

7 months

The final question to ask yourself is how might this manifest itself amongst the general population and what might we start to see? Or are we already seeing it? Think hard. Because if you yourself have such damage, this won’t be easy to recognise due to “impaired judgement”.

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James Throt MBBS, MD, PhD, FRCPath

@JamesThrot

1 month

The amount of people I’m seeing with Long Covid who are doing all they can to recover, but do absolutely nothing to try and prevent reinfection is mind boggling. It’s like recovering from smoking induced lung cancer and still lighting up cigarettes every day. Make it make sense

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James Throt MBBS, MD, PhD, FRCPath

@JamesThrot

7 months

Reminder that covid has been proven to damage the frontal and temporal lobes within the brain. This causes impaired judgment, decreased self awareness, distractibility, agitation and trouble planning and organising. Ideal traits for airline pilots and ATC staff. Stay safe.

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James Throt MBBS, MD, PhD, FRCPath

@JamesThrot

7 months

“This is your captain speaking, on the flight deck today myself and my first officer have 8 covid infections between us, so hold on tight. Our maintenance staff have recently been off work due to covid/some other illness we daren’t call covid, so some parts may detach mid-flight”

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James Throt MBBS, MD, PhD, FRCPath

@JamesThrot

2 months

Judging your COVID infection by the acute phase (initial illness) is akin to judging your Malaria infection by how painful the Mosquito bite was.

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James Throt MBBS, MD, PhD, FRCPath

@JamesThrot

7 months

It will be challenging to recognise this happening to yourself because damage to this area of the brain specifically causes decreased self-awareness. Patients with FTD rarely ever recognise the alterations in themselves, and rely upon others to notice such changes early on.

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James Throt MBBS, MD, PhD, FRCPath

@JamesThrot

7 months

To be absolutely clear, the damage right now is slight. Many people are only on covid infection number one or two. The damage will be compounded in those with repeated infections. The progression of such damage can be very slow, so noticing early signs is of paramount importance

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James Throt MBBS, MD, PhD, FRCPath

@JamesThrot

7 months

I would just like to finish off by thanking the aviation industry specifically for continually pushing reduced covid isolation times. Pilots, cabin crew, maintenance, ATC & other workers in an industry requiring world leading safety standards can now still work whilst sick.

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James Throt MBBS, MD, PhD, FRCPath

@JamesThrot

2 months

At some point, people will stop being surprised by the behaviours I’ve been incessantly tweeting that will happen across the population due to covid damaging the frontotemporal region of the brain. I sound like a broken record at this point. FT damage can cause hypomania.

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Is anyone else seeing a new wave of what almost seems like happy hypoxia? Person after person stopping caring about problems. Not in a healthy way. In a really unhealthy deluded/high way. Like manic euphoria.

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James Throt MBBS, MD, PhD, FRCPath

@JamesThrot

5 months

Can people stop acting shocked that they keep getting sick, and then others join in to say “omg I’ve been so sick too” after you keep repeatedly reinfecting yourselves with a virus which damages the immune system, and the brain. But double down on how much of a mystery it is 😂

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James Throt MBBS, MD, PhD, FRCPath

@JamesThrot

7 months

As a side note, Alzheimer’s (AD) can take many years to evolve. Preclinical AD can last for decades and you wouldn’t notice any symptoms during this stage. I am using AD as an example to show how slow neurological disorders can progress, although progression can be rapid.

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James Throt MBBS, MD, PhD, FRCPath

@JamesThrot

7 months

“Our priority is getting you to your destination on time, dead or alive. So don’t worry if any passenger or crew member suffers a blood-spluttering haemorrhage, or explosive diarrhoea. We will make you clean it up yourself with some napkins and carry on regardless.”

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James Throt MBBS, MD, PhD, FRCPath

@JamesThrot

4 months

# of COVID infections: It never ceases to amaze me how many people make the assumption that the human race can withstand, let’s say, 20 infections of covid per person. That will be the case by 2032-2035, considering how often most seem to be getting it (2x per year ish).

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James Throt MBBS, MD, PhD, FRCPath

@JamesThrot

4 months

This Reddit thread is insane. To summarise: everyone is miserable, exhausted and often sick. It’s a mystery of course. Barely mention the C word. But the comments that do talk about Covid are quite the eye opener.

From the Adulting community on Reddit

Explore this post and more from the Adulting community

www.reddit.com

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James Throt MBBS, MD, PhD, FRCPath

@JamesThrot

7 months

No evidence whatsoever.

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James Throt MBBS, MD, PhD, FRCPath

@JamesThrot

7 months

This is gaining some traction now, but I am always here to answer any questions you may have on this. So don’t hesitate to ask. I aim to respond to each and every one of you.

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James Throt MBBS, MD, PhD, FRCPath

@JamesThrot

7 months

To everyone losing their minds over this tweet shouting “THIS ISN’T TRUE” or some other iteration of this: This would mean that there is nothing to worry about, so you can ignore this tweet, move on, go away, and live your life as normal. Flying will forever be safe. Enjoy it.

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James Throt MBBS, MD, PhD, FRCPath

@JamesThrot

7 months

In 5 years time it’s going to be a compelling side by side comparison between those taking covid seriously/mitigating and the minimisers cosplaying pre pandemic lives and chugging down covid at every opportunity. Minimisers feeling smug now are going to suffer hard realities.

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James Throt MBBS, MD, PhD, FRCPath

@JamesThrot

7 months

You know how in your office it seems like most people don’t really know what they’re doing? Or how in your workplace it feels a lot of people are making it up as they go along, and blagging it? Or how the police often don’t seem competent? Medicine is no different.

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James Throt MBBS, MD, PhD, FRCPath

@JamesThrot

4 months

Being realistic now earns you the title of being a “Doomer”.

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James Throt MBBS, MD, PhD, FRCPath

@JamesThrot

7 months

There’s a lack of community spirit which was once there. There’s more violence in schools/on the streets. There’s more disruptive behaviour on the roads, on planes, in theatres. There’s more of a disregard from politicians for human life. There’s a shift towards fascism.

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James Throt MBBS, MD, PhD, FRCPath

@JamesThrot

4 months

If you don’t know Covid is a serious threat to your health/life, despite the obvious signs everywhere, then it is a choice. A choice to have no curiosity about why or how things are happening to you/others. A choice to not have to face facts and instead cling to comforting lies

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James Throt MBBS, MD, PhD, FRCPath

@JamesThrot

7 months

Why is this happening? SARS-CoV-2 is causing damage within the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain. It is inducing a degree of Frontotemporal Dementia in everyone it infects. In some, it’s extremely minor. In others, it’s quite apparent.

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James Throt MBBS, MD, PhD, FRCPath

@JamesThrot

7 months

Witnessing commentary on Lewy Body Dementia as a result of Covid infections. The macaque study bringing this point to the forefront. I wrote this yesterday regarding Covid damaging the frontal and temporal lobes in the brain, leading to symptoms akin to Frontotemporal Dementia.

James Throt MBBS, MD, PhD, FRCPath

@JamesThrot

7 months

Any of the ⬇️ sound familiar? Noticing one/many of these manifestations in those around you? Or in those in charge? Or in the global population? Would any of these issues lead to war, corruption, fascism and total abandonment of public health?

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James Throt MBBS, MD, PhD, FRCPath

@JamesThrot

7 months

Happy Four Year Anniversary for that time in 2020 when we were all rounded up inside prison camps, handed one thousand lashes across the back, locked up in pillories, blasted with ice cold water cannons daily and fed a diet of gruel and stale bread. 🧵

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James Throt MBBS, MD, PhD, FRCPath

@JamesThrot

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Next time someone claims that babies born during UK lockdowns are suffering with developmental problems as a result, remind them that it was only 10 weeks before nurseries & early years providers opened again (1/6/20) and that newborns shouldn’t be socialised for first 2-3mths ⬇️

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James Throt MBBS, MD, PhD, FRCPath

@JamesThrot

7 months

Tell me we aren’t seeing “the slow and insidious loss of the capacity for moral rationality” on a mass scale across the world population. The irony being that the minimisers latching on to this and trolling this tweet will be unable to do so without proving my point. End.

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James Throt MBBS, MD, PhD, FRCPath

@JamesThrot

7 months

Assuming and/or hoping that people will recognise their own cognitive deficits whilst suffering damage in the specific areas of the brain which lead to ‘impaired judgement and decreased self awareness’ is really as daft as it sounds. Good luck out there.

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James Throt MBBS, MD, PhD, FRCPath

@JamesThrot

8 months

@Rewindz_Burner @kirawontmiss Not it doesn’t!!!

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James Throt MBBS, MD, PhD, FRCPath

@JamesThrot

7 months

I’m sorry if I haven’t got back to all of you yet. Getting through all the replies whilst trying to complete a full days work has taken it out of me. This on top of the fact I feel like I’ve prophesied the end of civilisation as we know it. I am mentally drained. Need a break.

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James Throt MBBS, MD, PhD, FRCPath

@JamesThrot

7 months

Here’s the kicker. *Patients with Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD) are particularly prone to sociopathic behaviour* It’s all clicking in to place now isn’t it. Four years into this and with each passing day, the sociopathic tendencies become more and more apparent. ⬇️

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James Throt MBBS, MD, PhD, FRCPath

@JamesThrot

6 months

The general population is content with hurtling towards cancer, brain damage, cardiovascular disease and acquired immunodeficiency. It’s intensifying, yet you idle by and do nothing. Astonishing apathy. Such a fatalistic attitude towards your own health is remarkable.

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James Throt MBBS, MD, PhD, FRCPath

@JamesThrot

7 months

SOCIOPATHY That’s what we are seeing. Everywhere you look. Oftentimes it’s exceptionally subtle, other times it’s blatant. You know you’re seeing it, and even more so now you’ve read this thread and it’s forced you to stand up and take note. Denial won’t change the facts.

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James Throt MBBS, MD, PhD, FRCPath

@JamesThrot

6 months

Damage to the frontal and temporal lobes in the brain will do that to people…

Dr Noor Bari

@NjbBari3

6 months

Anyone else noticing an increase in disinhibited and aggressive behaviour? :-(

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James Throt MBBS, MD, PhD, FRCPath

@JamesThrot

7 months

@SalvMattera Nobody wants to believe the fact there is brain damage from covid infections. I am faced with pure denial which translates into aggression and hostility when talking about it. This despite the fact I’ve studied neurodegenerative disease my entire working life.

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James Throt MBBS, MD, PhD, FRCPath

@JamesThrot

7 months

Even your WhatsApp group messages have probably gone quieter, or the tone has shifted to a more blasé attitude towards others and on world issues. Perhaps the behaviour of a friend or loved one has recently seemed somewhat out of character. None of this is a coincidence.

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James Throt MBBS, MD, PhD, FRCPath

@JamesThrot

7 months

A hallmark symptom of FTD is the following: The slow and insidious loss of the capacity for moral rationality. Slow. Insidious. i.e. you’ll barely notice it, if at all, especially during its infancy.

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James Throt MBBS, MD, PhD, FRCPath

@JamesThrot

6 months

Damage to the frontal and temporal lobes will do that to people… Yes, I will keep quote tweeting with the same tagline every time I see symptomatology relating to frontotemporal damage.

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James Throt MBBS, MD, PhD, FRCPath

@JamesThrot

7 months

@dwhalsell I would consider this a gargantuan understatement.

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James Throt MBBS, MD, PhD, FRCPath

@JamesThrot

6 months

Main morning story on UK BBC Breakfast TV this morning is the alarming rise in violence in schools SINCE the pandemic. Complete mystery. The clue is in the word “since”. Keep damaging children’s brains with Covid infections, it’ll keep getting worse. #BBCBreakfast

James Throt MBBS, MD, PhD, FRCPath

@JamesThrot

7 months

Millions of tweets like this and still so many not grasping the reason why this may be occurring. It’s a global issue. How many times can I keep shouting the same thing and it not sink in? COVID CAUSES DAMAGE TO THE FRONTAL AND TEMPORAL LOBES. THIS CAN CAUSE SOCIOPATHY.

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I love how having a firm grasp on reality in 2024 now constitutes being “mentally ill”. But being in complete denial of facts, minimising existential threats, cosplaying pre pandemic times and following the herd; constitutes soundness of mind. #covid #ClimateCrisis

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@JamesThrot

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@brownecfm So many people not prepared to be ever so slightly inconvenienced, seemingly unaware of how inconveniencing Long Covid (or any post covid sequelae) will be to their life. Oh boy will they wish they only had to wear a mask instead of suffering for years on end.

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@JamesThrot

7 months

And if it is ableist, then I don’t see how any doctor or scientist would then be able to openly discuss brain damage and its implications on a population wide level without such accusations being levelled at them? This kind of tone policing is not helpful.

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James Throt MBBS, MD, PhD, FRCPath

@JamesThrot

8 months

You wouldn’t know you’d got HIV without a test, and probably then not until you succumb to an AIDS defining illness. AIDS defining illnesses like TB or Kaposi Sarcoma. Well it’s not like we’re seeing a rise in TB is it. Phew. Good luck out there.

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@JamesThrot

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Question I’m asking myself this morning is why am I seemingly the only neurologist/pathologist on the entire planet who’s openly discussing this?! I’d question my own sanity if I hadn’t seen irrefutable evidence. Surreal.

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@JamesThrot

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I am being attacked for this thread, accusing me of ableism. My intention was obviously never to be as such. But I simply cannot understand how relaying scientific facts of frontal & temporal damage & commenting on how this would manifest itself amongst the masses is ableist?

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@JamesThrot

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We are surrounded by idiots.

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@JamesThrot

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Translated, this is death by a thousand cuts. A slow decline into collapse/disarray if we fail to act. Every reinfection is inflicting further damage upon your frontal/temporal lobes. We can’t solve this if the cognition of our scientists/medics progressively worsens‼️

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James Throt MBBS, MD, PhD, FRCPath

@JamesThrot

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Wilfully spreading Covid, and the damage this causes, is akin to physical assault. It inflicts physical damage on the victim, whether that be endothelial damage/brain damage/multi-organ damage (likely all the above). That’s far worse than, let’s say, being kicked to the floor.

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@JamesThrot

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Those that keep chugging down infection after infection, have you taken time to understand the ramifications of 1-2 covid infections every year for the rest of your life? And how much shorter that life may be as a result? Please, get some perspective and a harsh dose of reality.

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James Throt MBBS, MD, PhD, FRCPath

@JamesThrot

7 months

@gargleblastor I refer you to this website, as I think you’ll find some common ground with those who peruse it.

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James Throt MBBS, MD, PhD, FRCPath

@JamesThrot

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Oh, did I not mention that every single covid infection causes damage to this area of the brain, regardless of severity of symptoms (including asymptomatic)? Those of you on multiple infections? Perhaps try to keep that number as low as possible. More infections = more damage.

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James Throt MBBS, MD, PhD, FRCPath

@JamesThrot

7 months

Are you noticing that most of those around you are completely void of fear of covid, to the point where they even claim catching it was “totally worth it” (insert name of mass spreader event here). Frontal/temporal damage causes lowered inhibitions. Piece that puzzle together

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@JamesThrot

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@thatssohaute Anyone in their twenties relating to this needs to calculate carefully how many times they’ve been infected with Covid. It is not normal to be fatigued to the point of needing multiple naps and/or daytime sleeping (excluding those working shifts etc) You likely have long covid

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James Throt MBBS, MD, PhD, FRCPath

@JamesThrot

7 months

@susanbeeha @Saffiya_Khan1 Not if the industry has a total collapse. It won’t last long if only 1 in 1000 are masking.

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@JamesThrot

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@DreamsofafairAU This sounds about right. It’s not just Australia either. Don’t forget health professionals have been infected more than most. More infections = compounded damage.

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James Throt MBBS, MD, PhD, FRCPath

@JamesThrot

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But no, it can’t be true. Solely for the reason you don’t want it to be true. At the end of the day, it’s easier to believe comforting lies, than face facts. We can continue to blame the increasing sociopathy and cognitive decline on anything but covid. Solid plan guys 💪

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@JamesThrot

7 months

@PrognosticChats Seeing this play out in real time within the NHS is disturbing. I feel traumatised bearing witness to it all.

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James Throt MBBS, MD, PhD, FRCPath

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Would you not class brain damage (which looks permanent on the face of it) as Long Covid? Permanent damage to any organ is LONG term. Hence ‘Long’ Covid. So why is this always omitted from such reports into this condition? What does the 3.5% etc include?

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Covid appeared at the end of 2019. ACT Scores in the US 🇺🇸 ⬇️.

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@CovidSolidarit1 It’s extremely subtle to most at the moment. We’re only really 2 years into widespread infection with covid (restrictions kept it at lower levels previous to this). To me, the changes are obvious already. But I’m highly sensitive to recognising neurological/cognitive deficits.

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If you can’t tell everyone around you isn’t as switched on today as they were 5 years ago, then I’ve got some bad news for you…

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@notonmytime9 Therefore STOP REPEATEDLY INFECTING YOURSELVES, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD. Apologies for shouting.

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And no it is NOT ableist to state factual information which is relevant to an ongoing and worsening worldwide situation. The longer this is allowed to continue, the worse it will get, the harder it will become to get a neurocognitive deficient population to notice and/or care!

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So if you’re thinking “well things seem relatively ok at the moment”, you probably need to remind yourself that the majority of the global population weren’t infected until the second half of 2022 due to earlier restrictions (just over a year ago) Covid has only just got started

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Oh we are seeing a rise in TB? Damn

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More details in this thread. I am NOT saying everyone has Frontotemporal Dementia, or that Covid even causes this type of dementia. But damage to this region DOES mimic symptoms of FTD. When will you all take this seriously? Losing my frigging mind.

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Covid: A Brain Damaging Story I believe that in the absence of large scale studies and conducting brain imaging on a mass scale, we have to rely upon ourselves to turn to real world examples we may already be witnessing. Some questions about what you may be seeing… 🧵

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@DaniBeckman Can we discuss the frontal and temporal lobes specifically?

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Covid: A Brain Damaging Story I believe that in the absence of large scale studies and conducting brain imaging on a mass scale, we have to rely upon ourselves to turn to real world examples we may already be witnessing. Some questions about what you may be seeing… 🧵

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This is a failure from the scientific community to address the most pressing concern regarding covid and its long term sequelae. We are slowly destroying the cognitive health of the global population and yet this is one of the lesser mentioned issues regarding the disease.

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I, for one, am eternally grateful that in 2024 we can say with complete confidence that the world is once again in a wonderful place, just like the golden era of pre 2020, and that Covid is having absolutely no impact on the world today. Congratulations to all. We won 👏🏼! End.

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@notonmytime9 You ask the million dollar question! FTD is not reversible. Whether or not the damage inflicted by Covid is reversible has not yet been established. More research urgently needed. Even if it was reversible, continuous reinfection equates to permanent and worsening damage.

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We are witnessing a Toxoplasmosis-like event on a grand old scale here. Funnily enough, toxoplasmosis causes cysts mostly in the cortical regions of the brain. The cortical region consists of the frontal, parietal, temporal and occipital lobes.

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The reason I’m shouting this as loud as I can now is because I see the impacts that these kinds of neurological maladies have on people every day of my life. And it’s heartbreaking. It’s traumatising. It’s terrifying. And if this happens to nearly all of us? Well, f* @k .

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@_CatintheHat “The sad thing is that most people are blissfully unaware of this and haven’t joined the dots to connect their neurological symptoms with their Covid infection.” I think my thread helped garner some understanding as to why that is the case.

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To add insult to injury, those blasted despotic lockdowns have starved us all of our exposure to Tuberculosis, Measles, Streptococcus A, Cholera and the Bubonic Plague. It’s our god given right to infect ourselves with deadly diseases in a futile attempt to become immune.

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Marc Veldhoen strikes again. This time pretending to have knowledge that outstrips that of ALL neuroscientists. “No indication of less grey matter” despite BRAIN IMAGING showing a reduction. “No indication of cognitive issues”, no explanation required. Deplorable Charlatan.

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@lmay4528 It never ceases to cause me despair every time somebody tells me anything similar to this. Simply because it reinforces the fact this nightmare is really happening in real time.

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We are also at the very early stages of such brain damage to individuals. Let me give an example. When you suffer from Alzheimer’s Disease/FTD etc, you don’t wake up one morning with a full blown set of symptoms and complete memory loss. They develop slowly, over years.

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@adamboxer1 Post Covid 😂😂😂. Getting ill more often after a pandemic started recently and can’t figure it out 😂😂😂. You have to be trolling at this point.

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In all seriousness, I have to apologise. I think I’ve somewhat romanticised how barbarian the lockdowns actually were. They were far worse. In the UK our beaches were deserted during the lockdowns due to us all being locked in pillories in our prison cells. Truly harrowing.

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