Covid Long Haulers Headache Treatment

Could headache be a symptom of COVID-19?

Most people infected with SARS-CoV-2 virus will have no or mild to moderate symptoms associated with the brain or nervous system. However, most hospitalized patients do have symptoms related to the brain or nervous system, most commonly including muscle aches, headaches, dizziness, and altered taste and smell.

Coronavirus and the Nervous System | National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

What are some of the potential long-term effects of COVID-19?

Known as post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC), or more commonly as Long COVID, these conditions affect all ages. Long-term effects include fatigue, shortness of breath, difficulty concentrating, sleep disorders, fevers, anxiety and depression.

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What is a Post-covid headache in COVID-19?

Headache is also a post-COVID symptom9 in some patients and consultations for persistent headache attributed to COVID-19, often referred to as “post-COVID headache,” are presumably being seen more often in clinical practice.

Toward a better understanding of persistent headache after mild COVID‐19: Three migraine‐like yet distinct scenarios

What type of headache does COVID-19 cause, and how does it compare to migraine?

It is presenting mostly as a whole-head, severe-pressure pain. It's different than migraine, which by definition is unilateral throbbing with sensitivity to light or sound, or nausea. This is more of a whole-head pressure presentation.

COVID-19 and headaches: What you need to know