Acute Transverse Myelitis (ATM): An Unexpectedly Frequent Complication of COVID-19

October 10, 2024 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

Acute Transverse Myelitis (ATM): An Unexpectedly Frequent Complication of COVID-19

Todd Ackerman A Houston Methodist-led team of researchers have found COVID-19 can result in an unexpectedly frequent occurrence of acute transverse myelitis (ATM), a rare but often devastating spinal cord…[...]

October 8, 2024 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

Prevalence and patterns of symptoms of dysautonomia in patients with long-COVID syndrome: A cross-sectional study

Authors: Ahmed M. Eldokla,Aliae A. Mohamed-Hussein, Ahmed M. Fouad, et. al. 08 Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology Volume 9, Issue 6 p. 778-785 Abstract Background The association between autonomic dysfunction…[...]

August 30, 2024 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

Could COVID-19 Be Causing This Rare Spinal Cord Disorder?

Can COVID-19 cause a rare spinal condition called transverse myelitis? Learn what TM is and see the evidence connecting the two conditions. The year 2020 has been one for the…[...]

July 22, 2024 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

COVID-19 Presenting as Encephalitis and Myopericarditis: A Report of a Rare Case

Nikolaos Kakaletsis • Ioannis Alevroudis • Serafeim-Chrysovalantis Kotoulas •et. al., Published: June 10, 2024, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.62056 Abstract COVID-19 might present with a wide range of clinical manifestations, from mild respiratory distress to severe multi-organ dysfunction. We present…[...]

June 16, 2024 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

The Neurological Implications of COVID-19: A Comprehensive Narrative Review

Ithamar Cheyne • Venmanassery Sreejan Gopinath • Neeharika Muppa , et. al., May 15, 2024, DOI: 10.7759/ cureus.60376 Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 revealed a huge number of problems as well as discoveries…[...]

March 23, 2024 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

Long COVID’s Unique Neural Impact

Co-authors are Jonas A. Hosp, M.D., Nils Schroter, M.D., Marco Reisert, Ph.D., Horst Urbach, M.D., Cornelius Weiller, M.D., and Elias Kellner, Ph.D Neurology Neuroscience, November 22, 2023 Summary: A new study…[...]

March 22, 2024 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

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 BY STEPHANI SUTHERLAND, MARCH 1, 2023 March 2023 Neuroscience Tara Ghormley has always been…[...]

January 28, 2024 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

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…[...]

December 4, 2023 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

Dysautonomia and small fiber neuropathy in post-COVID condition and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

N. Azcue, R. Del Pino, et. al., Journal of Translational Medicine volume 21, Article number: 814 (2023) Abstract Background Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) and post-COVID condition can present similarities such as fatigue, brain fog, autonomic and…[...]

November 25, 2023 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

COVID Long Haulers Are Calling Attention to Chronic Illnesses

But society is not prepared for the growing crisis of long COVID and the Medical Profession has abdicated its responsibility to treat Long haul patients. A Year has passed and…[...]