Neurologic Complications in Long COVID and their Treatment with a Novel Therapeutic, SPIKENET
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
DR. MICHAEL PAIDAS
PROFESSOR AND CHAIR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF OBSTETRICS, GYNECOLOGY AND REPRODUCTIVE SCIENCES AT THE MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, JACKSON MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER CHIEF OF SERVICE FOR OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY
Dr. Paidas is conducting research to advance our understanding of the long-term consequences related to COVID infection. In particular, neurobehavioral, cognitive, and psychiatric complications such as depression, fear, anxiety, stress, insomnia, and suicidal tendencies have been reported. Surprisingly, there are no clear data since the beginning of the pandemic regarding the exact nature of the viral infection, as well as its “long-term consequences.”
Dr. Paidas and his team will examine this reported dysfunction to delineate the role of COVID specifically by investigating interactions between human brain cells and the virus in human tissue. They will go on to study the long-term impact on neurobehavioral and cognitive function in small animal models.
Lastly, they will continue their work in developing an avenue of treatment using a novel therapeutic agent that selectively prevents binding of the virus to receptors in our body.
