Written by: Parker Davis Edited by: Esther Melamed Post-viral syndromes have been well-documented for many prominent human viruses, including Influenza B virus (as far back as 1959), the coronaviruses that cause MERS and SARS, and coxsackieviruses, the agent that causes hand-foot-and-mouth disease (Adams, 1959; Calder et al., 1987). Though the symptoms are well characterized, the molecular and physiological processes that underlie post-viral syndromes are relatively poorly understood, as is the case with the post-COVID syndrome due to SARS-CoV-2 viral infection, also called “Long COVID” or …
Neurological and Psychiatric Sequelae at 6-Months Post-COVID-19
Written by: Sam Bazzi Edited by: Esther Melamed Neurological and psychiatric symptoms have been established as a common symptom and sequelae of COVID-19, but our understanding of how long neurological and psychiatric problems persist after infection is limited. A recent report from Taquet et al., published in The Lancet, describes a retrospective cohort study that analyzed the electronic health records of over 200,000 COVID-19 patients in order to track neurological and psychiatric health outcomes at 6 months post-infection. The authors enrolled patients from three cohorts: patients …
Understanding Post-Covid 19 Neurological Manifestations in Non-hospitalized Patients
Written by: Sean Brady Edited by: Esther Melamed Who is commonly impacted and what are the common symptoms? It has been reported that between 36.4 – 82.3% of hospitalized Covid-19 patients present with neurological manifestations [1] (e.g., headache, brain fog, loss of smell, etc.). As the pandemic continues into 2021, It is becoming increasingly clear that many patients go on to have long-term neurological symptoms post initial COVID infection. This long-lasting condition has been called by many names, including “post-COVID syndrome”, “Long-COVID”, and most recently Post-Acute …