Long COVID: Where Are We in 2023?


Hariharan Regunath, MD, Vamsi P. Guntur, MD Mo Med. 2023 Mar-Apr; 120(2): 102–105.PMCID: PMC10121126 PMID: 37091941 Copyright and License information PMC Disclaimer NCBI The term “COVID Long-Hauler” or “Long-Haul COVID” was first created by patients within few months of the onset of the pandemic.1,2 The first publication of persistent symptoms following acute COVID-19 was from Italy in July 2020, where-in, […]

Can COVID-19 Lead to Narcolepsy?


Aug 28, 2022: Olga Askinazi, PhD, Edited By Roman Gokhman. Medically Reviewed By Nick Villalobos, MD Health Line Narcolepsy is a condition that causes you to feel overly drowsy when you’re awake. It also can result in sudden sleep attacks (loss of consciousness) during the day and fragmented sleep at night. Narcolepsy is a neurological disorder: […]

Headache in long COVID as disabling condition: A clinical approach


Front. Neurol., 23 March 2023 Sec. Headache and Neurogenic Pain Volume 14 – 2023 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2023.1149294 Arthur Nascimento Rodrigues1‡ Apio Ricardo Nazareth Dias1‡ Alna Carolina Mendes Paranhos1,2‡ Camilla Costa Silva1‡ Thalita da Rocha Bastos1‡ Bárbara Barros de Brito1‡ Nívia Monteiro da Silva1‡ Emanuel de Jesus Soares de Sousa1‡ Juarez Antônio Simões Quaresma1,2,3*†‡ Luiz Fábio Magno Falcão1,3*†‡ Background and purpose: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) […]

Distinct immune, hormone responses shed light on mysteries of long COVID


People who have experienced symptoms for months or longer after being infected exhibit different immune and hormonal responses to the virus, a new study finds. By Bill Hathaway, September 25, 2023 Yale News People who have experienced brain fog, confusion, pain, and extreme fatigue for months or longer after being infected with the COVID-19 virus […]

UK scientists find link between proteins related to blood clots and long Covid


Biomarker discovery indicates that sufferers from brain fog and fatigue post-virus could be treated with anticoagulants Oksana Pyzik 31 Aug 2023 The Guardian Scientists have identified molecular signatures in the blood that are linked to brain fog, other cognitive problems and fatigue in patients who are diagnosed with long Covid after catching the virus. Raised levels of […]

COVID-19 and possible links with Parkinson’s disease and parkinsonism: from bench to bedside


David Sulzer, Angelo Antonini, Valentina Leta, Anna Nordvig, Richard J. Smeyne, James E. Goldman, Osama Al-Dalahmah, Luigi Zecca, Alessandro Sette, Luigi Bubacco, Olimpia Meucci, Elena Moro, Ashley S. Harms, Yaqian Xu, Stanley Fahn & K. Ray Chaudhuri  npj Parkinson’s Disease volume 6, Article number: 18 (2020) Cite this article Abstract This Viewpoint discusses insights from basic science and clinical perspectives on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)/severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in the brain, with a particular focus […]

Persistent Brainstem Dysfunction in Long-COVID: A Hypothesis


Shin Jie Yong PMID: 33538586 DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.0c00793 ACS Chem Neuroscience . 2021 Feb 17;12(4):573-580. doi: 10.1021/acschemneuro.0c00793. Epub 2021 Feb 4. Abstract Long-COVID is a postviral illness that can affect survivors of COVID-19, regardless of initial disease severity or age. Symptoms of long-COVID include fatigue, dyspnea, gastrointestinal and cardiac problems, cognitive impairments, myalgia, and others. While the possible causes of long-COVID include […]

Coronavirus and the Nervous System


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 […]

Long COVID still worrisome 2 years after infection


Virus continues to pose risk of diabetes, lung problems, blood clots, GI issues, other conditions by Kristina Sauerwein•August 21, 2023  Nature For people who have contracted the COVID-19 virus, pain and suffering may continue two years after infection, according to a new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the Veterans […]

Lung Damage & Shortness of Breath After the COVID-19 Vaccine


September 18, 2023 The COVID Long-haul Foundation: Opinion Shortness of breath is a side effect of the COVID-19 vaccine that has been found in vaccinated individuals. It can be caused by a few different things, including: Myocarditis and Pericarditis After the COVID-19 Vaccine Myocarditis and pericarditis are two types of heart inflammation that can occur […]