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Not a doctor so may be a stupid question, but wouldn't the blood brain barrier protection stuff degrade or shut down when you die? Could it have leaked in after death?
One of the studies cited in the article found that COVID-19 damages (or can damage) the blood-brain barrier.
Considering the number of people who end up with "brain fog" this seems a likely way for it to enter the brain.
My understanding is it can happen while alive.
Here is an article explaining it: https://asm.org/Articles/2020/April/How-Pathogens-Penetrate-the-Blood-Brain-Barrier