Category: Headache

Headache in long COVID as disabling condition: A clinical approach

Posted on | Posted on John Murphy | Leave a Comment on 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) […]

Headaches and COVID-19 Long-Haulers: What to Know

Posted on | Posted on John Murphy | Leave a Comment on Headaches and COVID-19 Long-Haulers: What to Know

September 16, 2021 / Brain & Spine The Cleveland Clinic Skull-pounding headaches can continue for weeks or even months after you test positive for COVID-19, with around-the-clock pain separated only by periods of agonizing and extreme spikes. It’s one of the most common symptoms being experienced by a group known as COVID-19 long-haulers, or those with lingering issues […]

Alteration of the blood-brain barrier by COVID-19 and its implication in the permeation of drugs into the brain

Posted on | Posted on John Murphy | Leave a Comment on Alteration of the blood-brain barrier by COVID-19 and its implication in the permeation of drugs into the brain

Héctor Hernández-Parra1,2 Octavio Daniel Reyes-Hernández3 Gabriela Figueroa-González4 Manuel González-Del Carmen5 Maykel González-Torres6 Sheila I. Peña-Corona2 Benjamín Florán7 Hernán Cortés8* Gerardo Leyva-Gómez2* https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36998270/ Diverse neurological symptoms have been reported in patients with SARS-CoV-2 disease (COVID-19), including stroke, ataxia, meningitis, encephalitis, and cognitive impairment. These alterations can cause serious sequelae or death and are associated with the entry of SARS-CoV-2 into the Central Nervous System […]

COVID virus linked with headaches, altered mental status in hospitalized kids

Posted on | Posted on John Murphy | Leave a Comment on COVID virus linked with headaches, altered mental status in hospitalized kids

Authors: UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH Peer-Reviewed Publication PITTSBURGH, Jan. 21, 2022 – Of hospitalized children who tested or were presumed positive for SARS-CoV-2, 44% developed neurological symptoms, and these kids were more likely to require intensive care than their peers who didn’t experience such symptoms, according to a new study led by a pediatrician-scientist at UPMC and the University […]

COVID-19 ‘brain fog’ inspires search for causes and treatments

Posted on | Posted on John Murphy | Leave a Comment on COVID-19 ‘brain fog’ inspires search for causes and treatments

Authors: Kelly Servick The true prevalence of cognitive problems in COVID-19 survivors is elusive, and the underlying causes of lingering symptoms are the subject of ongoing studies. But it’s now clear that trouble thinking, concentrating, and remembering can be among the most debilitating “long-haul” symptoms and can persist for months. As more and more people seek […]

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

Posted on | Posted on John Murphy | Leave a Comment on 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 […]