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


The causes of long COVID, which disables millions, may come together in the brain and nervous system Stephani Sutherland on 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 on […]

New research sheds light on the causes of fatigue after COVID-19


Newcastle University MAY 11, 2023 Experts from Newcastle University found the nervous system of people with post-COVID fatigue was underactive in three key areas. Fatigue is one of the most common symptoms of long COVID. The breakthrough could lead to better treatment and tests to identify the condition and the team are already progressing the […]

Hypoglossal Nerve Palsy Following COVID-19 Vaccination in a Young Adult Complicated by Various Medicines


Authors: Tatsuhiko Okayasu, Ryuichi Ohta, Fumiko Yamane, Satoshi Abe, Chiaki Sano  September 15, 2022 (see history) DOI: 10.7759/cureus.29212 Cite this article as: Okayasu T, Ohta R, Yamane F, et al. (September 15, 2022) Hypoglossal Nerve Palsy Following COVID-19 Vaccination in a Young Adult Complicated by Various Medicines. Cureus 14(9): e29212. doi:10.7759/cureus.29212 Abstract Mononeuritis multiplex is a rare form of cerebral nerve palsy […]

Syncope and COVID-19 disease – A systematic review


Authors: Raquel Falcão de Freitas 1, Sofia Cardoso Torres 2, Francisco Javier Martín-Sánchez 3, Adrián Valls Carbó 3, Giuseppe Lauria 4, José Pedro L Nunes . 2021 Nov;235:102872. doi: 10.1016/j.autneu.2021.102872. Epub 2021 Aug 27. Abstract Background Syncope is not a common manifestation of COVID-19, but it may occur in this context and it can be the presenting symptom in some cases. Different mechanisms may explain the pathophysiology behind […]

1000 Peer Reviewed Studies Questioning Covid-19 Vaccine Safety


Peer Reviewed Medical Papers Submitted To Various Medical Journals, Evidencing A Multitude Of Adverse Events In Covid-19 Vaccine Recipients. The list includes studies published as of January 20, 2022 concerning the potential adverse reaction from COVID-19 vaccines, such as myocarditis, thrombosis, thrombocytopenia, vasculitis, cardiac, Bell’s Palsy, immune-mediated disease, and many more. Myocarditis after mRNA vaccination […]

How does coronavirus kill? Clinicians trace a ferocious rampage through the body, from brain to toes


Authors: By Meredith Wadman, Jennifer Couzin-Frankel, Jocelyn Kaiser, Catherine MatacicApr. 17, 2020 , 6:45 PM On rounds in a 20-bed intensive care unit one recent day, physician Joshua Denson assessed two patients with seizures, many with respiratory failure and others whose kidneys were on a dangerous downhill slide. Days earlier, his rounds had been interrupted as his team tried, […]

Dysautonomia


Authors: Cleveland Clinic What is dysautonomia? Dysautonomia is a general term for a group of disorders that share a common problem – that is, an autonomic nervous system (ANS) that doesn’t function as it should. The ANS is the part of the nervous system that controls involuntary body functions (functions you don’t consciously control) like […]

Covid-19 Story Tip: Brain Fog, Fatigue, Dizziness … Post-COVID POTS Is Real


Authors: Tae Chung, M.D., assistant professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation and neurology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and director of the Johns Hopkins POTS Program For almost one year, COVID-19 has impacted the world and taken the lives of many people. While some survivors have fully recovered from this illness, others are still […]

Extrapulmonary manifestations of COVID-19


Authors: Aakriti Gupta, Mahesh V. Madhavan, […]Donald W. Landry Although COVID-19 is most well known for causing substantial respiratory pathology, it can also result in several extrapulmonary manifestations. These conditions include thrombotic complications, myocardial dysfunction and arrhythmia, acute coronary syndromes, acute kidney injury, gastrointestinal symptoms, hepatocellular injury, hyperglycemia and ketosis, neurologic illnesses, ocular symptoms, and dermatologic complications. […]

Long covid: How to define it and how to manage it


Authors: Nikki Nabavi, editorial scholar “Profound fatigue” was a common symptom in most people with long covid, she said, but added that a wide range of other symptoms included cough, breathlessness, muscle and body aches, and chest heaviness or pressure, but also skin rashes, palpitations, fever, headache, diarrhoea, and pins and needles. “A very common […]