Neck lymph node removal linked to increased risk of cognitive impairment
A Neuron study reports an elevated risk of cognitive impairment among people who had neck lymph nodes removed and connects the finding to disrupted brain lymphatic clearance.
TLDR
Khan, Clement and colleagues report that people who underwent neck lymph node removal had an elevated risk of cognitive impairment. Their study links disrupted brain lymphatic clearance to metabolic and oxidative stress. Sharing the study, Eric Topol points to a surgical procedure called LVA as a potential intervention being studied.
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