Allan Giri,Ashokkumar SrinivasanIsaac Kirubakaran Sundar*, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, United States The severe acute […]
Northwestern Medicine study shows neurologic symptoms of long COVID differ based on severity of initial COVID-19 infection
Patients previously hospitalized for COVID-19 pneumonia showed broad cognitive impairment, while those with mild initial infection not requiring hospitalization mainly had difficulties with attention tasks. A new Northwestern Medicine study […]
Zinc Deficiency and Post-acute Outcomes in Patients With COVID-19: A Six-Month Retrospective Cohort Analysis of 3,726 Patients
Lun-Wu Hung • Mei-Yuan Liu • Tsung Yu • et. al. Abstract Background Previous studies have suggested that zinc deficiency (ZD) may increase the risk of short-term mortality in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). However, […]
Neurocognitive Impairment in Long COVID: A Systematic Review
Eugenia Panagea, Lambros Messinis, Maria Christina Petri, et. al.. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, acae042, https://doi.org/10.1093/arclin/acae042 Abstract Objective Although Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is primarily a respiratory infectious disease, it has also been associated with […]
Therapies for pain conditions like fibromyalgia provide clues for helping those with long COVID
Many patients continue to struggle in the wake of the pandemic as they grapple with ongoing symptoms triggered by COVID-19 infection, a condition commonly known as long COVID. However, the […]
Sleep Disturbances Are Highly Prevalent Among People With Long COVID
Black race, COVID-19 hospitalization and mood symptoms confer increased risk, study finds Moderate to severe sleep disturbances are highly prevalent among patients with post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC), or “long […]
Bilateral Shoulder Infections and Delayed Recognition of Spinal Discitis in an Adult Male With Mild COVID-19 and Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia: Case Report and Literature Review
John G. Skedros • Jessie A. Montgomery • John T. Cronin • , et. al., DOI: 10.7759/cureus.74765 Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been associated with numerous complications beyond the respiratory tract, including spinal and joint co-infections […]
Association Between COVID-19 and Orthostatic Intolerance in Children: A Retrospective Study
Bahram Kakavand • Safia Centner • Aliya Centner, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.74857 Peer-Reviewe Abstract Introduction SARS-CoV-2 infection (COVID-19) and the COVID-19 vaccine have been linked to the development of persistent symptoms, including orthostatic intolerance (OI) and postural orthostatic […]
Navigating the Diagnostic Maze: A Case of Post-COVID-19 Tenosynovitis
Kasture Puspalingam • Malarkodi Suppamutharwyam, Navigating the Diagnostic Maze: A Case of Post-COVID-19 Tenosynovitis. Cureus 16(11): e73849. doi:10.7759/cureus.73849 Abstract Post-COVID-19 sequelae can include various complications, including musculoskeletal manifestations. Unvaccinated against COVID-19, a […]
Factors Influencing Depressive Symptoms in the Post-COVID-19 Pandemic Period
Hitomi Hirokawa-Ueda • Yuki Sawamura • Reiko Taketani , et. al., 2024DOI: 10.7759/cureus.72394 Abstract Background Mental health issues associated with the COVID-19 pandemic have been widely reported, with various influencing factors identified. However, factors affecting mental […]