Evolution of neurologic symptoms in non-hospitalized COVID-19 “long haulers”


Authors: Sareen T. Ali,Anthony K. Kang,Tulsi R. Patel,Jeffrey R. Clark, et. al. ,May 2022 Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology Abstract Objective We characterized the evolution of neurologic symptoms and self-perceived recovery of non-hospitalized COVID-19 “long haulers” 6–9 months after their initial Neuro-COVID-19 clinic evaluation. Methods In this follow-up study on the first 100 patients, 50 […]

Consistency of inconsistency in long-COVID-19 pain symptoms persistency: A systematic review and meta-analysis


Oleg Kerzhner MD, Einat Berla MD, Meirav Har-Even MSc RD, Motti Ratmansky MD, Itay Goor-Aryeh MD, July 2023, https://doi.org/10.1111/papr.13277 Introduction Individuals recovering from acute COVID-19 episodes may continue to suffer from various ongoing symptoms, collectively referred to as Long-COVID. Long-term pain symptoms are amongst the most common and clinically significant symptoms to be reported for this post-COVID-19 syndrome. Objectives […]

Cerebral blood flow in patients recovered from mild COVID-19


Souvik Sen, Roger Newman-Norlund, Nicholas Riccardi, Christopher Rorden, Sarah Newman-Norlund, Sara Sayers, Julius Fridriksson, Makenzie Logue, June 2023 Journal of Neuroimaging Volume 33, Issue 5 p. 764-772 Abstract Background and Purpose Cerebral hypoperfusion has been described in both severe and mild forms of symptomatic Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection. The purpose of this study was to investigate global and regional cerebral blood flow […]

Vision Problems After COVID: Causes and Treatment


ATHER  |  BRAIN INJURY AWARENESS November 9, 2022Medically Reviewed by Dr. Alina Fong Cognitive FX When most people think of COVID-19 symptoms, they often recall the most common acute symptoms: brain fog, sore throat, congestion, headaches, and the like. What many don’t know is that long COVID can affect your vision for months after contracting the illness. Current […]

Optic Neuropathy after COVID-19


Authors: Alicia Chen, Andrew Go Lee, MD, Nagham Al-Zubidi, MD, Noor Laylani, Pamela Davila-Siliezar American Academy of Ophthalmology the process is ischemic optic neuropathy (ION) and both anterior ION and posterior ION have been reported with COVID19. Clinicians should be aware of the possibility of ION in COVID19. Contents Background Ischemic optic neuropathy (ION) is a sudden, painless loss […]

Coronavirus and the Nervous System


Authors: NIH What is SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19? What is SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19? 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 […]

Peripheral facial nerve palsy associated with COVID-19


Journal of NeuroVirology volume 26, pages941–944 (2020)Cite this article Authors: Marco A. Lima, Marcus Tulius T. Silva, Cristiane N. Soares, RenanCoutinho, Henrique S. Oliveira, Livia Afonso, Otávio Espíndola, Ana Claudia Leite & Abelardo Araujo  Abstract COVID-19 pandemic revealed several neurological syndromes related to this infection. We describe the clinical, laboratory, and radiological features of eight patients with COVID-19 who developed peripheral facial palsy during infection. In three […]

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 […]

COVCOG 1: Factors Predicting Physical, Neurological and Cognitive Symptoms in Long COVID in a Community Sample. A First Publication From the COVID and Cognition Study


Authors: Panyuan Guo1, Alvaro Benito Ballesteros1, Sabine P. Yeung1, Ruby Liu1, Arka Saha1, Lyn Curtis2, Muzaffer Kaser3,4, Mark P. Haggard1 and Lucy G. Cheke1* Since its first emergence in December 2019, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has evolved into a global pandemic. Whilst often considered a respiratory disease, a large proportion of COVID-19 patients report neurological […]

COVID-19 and cerebrovascular diseases: a comprehensive overview


Authors: Georgios Tsivgoulis, Lina Palaiodimou, Ramin Zand First Published December 8, 2020 Review Article Find in PubMed https://doi.org /10.1177/1756286420978004 Abstract Neurological manifestations are not uncommon during infection with the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). A clear association has been reported between cerebrovascular disease and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). However, whether this association is causal or incidental is […]