Category: Dysautonomia

COVID-19 survivors report significant problems with sleep. The Sleep & Dream Library consists of the latest Clinical and Scientific Journal articles concerning COVID-19 research concerning Central Nervous System Problems and the latest news about Long-haul CNS issues. Learn how COVID-19 effects blood pressure, pulse, temperature and other autonomic processes throughout the body and ways to combat the long-term effects of the illness.

Treatments of COVID-19-Associated Taste and Saliva Secretory Disorders

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Hironori Tsuchiya, Christos Rahiotis, Academic Editor and Nikolaos Gkantidis, Academic EditorDent J (Basel). 2023 Jun; 11(6): 140. Published online 2023 May 25. doi: 10.3390/dj11060140, PMCID: PMC10297082 PMID: 37366663 Abstract Since the worldwide spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, treating taste and saliva secretory disorders associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has become a critical issue. The aim of the […]

COVID-19 Vagus Nerve Inflammation May Lead To Dysautonomia: New Study

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 Authored by Megan Redshaw  The Epoch Times AUG 2023 New data may provide answers for those experiencing persistent symptoms long after their bout with COVID-19 has ended. These may include fatigue, lightheadedness, brain fog, cognitive issues, gastrointestinal problems, heart palpitations, shortness of breath, or an inability to tolerate upright postures. A July 15 study published […]

Orthostatic tachycardia after covid-19

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BMJ 2023; 380 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2022-073488 (Published 24 February 2023)Cite this as: BMJ 2023;380:e073488, Ana B Espinosa-Gonzalez, Harsha Master, Nicholas Gall, Natalie Rogers, Trisha Greenhalgh What you need to know Patients with long covid—defined by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) as signs and symptoms that persist for more than four weeks (and especially more than 12 weeks) following acute […]

Long COVID Now Looks like a Neurological Disease, Helping Doctors to Focus Treatments

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The causes of long COVID, which disables millions, may come together in the brain and nervous system  Author: Stephani Sutherland   March 1, 2023 Tara Ghormley has always been an overachiever. She finished at the top of her class in high school, graduated summa cum laude from college and earned top honors in veterinary school. She […]

Scientists offer new explanation for long COVID

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A team of scientists is proposing a new explanation for some cases of long COVID, based on their findings that serotonin levels were lower in people with the complex condition. In their study, published Monday in the journal Cell, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania suggest that serotonin reduction is triggered by remnants of the […]

Vagus nerve inflammation contributes to dysautonomia in COVID-19

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Marcel S Woo 1, Mohsin Shafiq 2, Antonia Fitzek 3, Matthias Dottermusch 2, Hermann Altmeppen 2, Behnam Mohammadi 2, Christina Mayer 1, Lukas C Bal 1, Lukas Raich 1, Jakob Matschke 2, Susanne Krasemann 2, Susanne Pfefferle 4, Thomas Theo Brehm 5 6, Marc Lütgehetmann 4, Julia Schädler 3, Marylyn M Addo 5 6 7, Julian Schulze Zur Wiesch 5 6, Benjamin Ondruschka 3, Manuel A Friese # 8, Markus Glatzel # 9 PMID: 37452829 PMCID: PMC10412500 DOI: 10.1007/s00401-023-02612-x Abstract Dysautonomia has substantially impacted acute COVID-19 severity as well as symptom burden after recovery from COVID-19 (long COVID), yet the underlying causes remain […]

Coronavirus and the Nervous System

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What is SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19? National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Coronaviruses are common causes of usually mild to moderate upper respiratory tract illnesses like the common cold, with symptoms that may include runny nose, fever, sore throat, cough, or a general feeling of being ill. However, a new coronavirus called Severe Acute Respiratory […]

Does vagus nerve dysfunction have a connection with COVID-19?

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ZUBEDA HAMID 15th September 2023 Delhi Print Edition Brain activity in a patient before, top row, and after vagus nerve stimulation. Image for representational purpose only. AP The story so far: There’s been a lot of chatter online of late, about the vagus nerve: ways to stimulate it and possible benefits of this stimulation to […]

Long COVID Now Looks like a Neurological Disease, Helping Doctors to Focus Treatments

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The causes of long COVID, which disables millions, may come together in the brain and nervous system  Stephani Sutherland   March 1, 2023 Tara Ghormley has always been an overachiever. She finished at the top of her class in high school, graduated summa cum laude from college and earned top honors in veterinary school. She went […]

COVID-19 Vagus Nerve Inflammation May Lead To Dysautonomia: New Study

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 Authored by Megan Redshaw  The Epoch Times AUG 11, 2023 New data may provide answers for those experiencing persistent symptoms long after their bout with COVID-19 has ended. These may include fatigue, lightheadedness, brain fog, cognitive issues, gastrointestinal problems, heart palpitations, shortness of breath, or an inability to tolerate upright postures. A July 15 study […]