COVID-19 and headache : COVID-19 and headache

Gülhan Sarıcam

doi:10.5281/zenodo.7039467

Authors

Gülhan Sarıcam Pursaklar State Hospital, Department of Neurology, Ankara, Turkey https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9032-6877

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7039467

Keywords:

COVID-19, headache, trigeminovascular system

Abstract

A headache is a major symptom of COVID-19 and can indicate the development of systemic and neurologic symptoms. The clinical features of headache in COVID-19 are variable and underlying mechanisms have not been established yet. It should be considered that a headache can be an isolated presenting symptom of COVID-19 and can become a persistent daily headache after recovery. We think that there is a need for future studies to evaluate headache mechanisms and the relation of headaches with other symptoms and infection severity to improve care and optimize management for COVID-19.

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