Case Report: Overlap Between Long COVID and Functional Neurological Disorders.

ABSTRACT: Long lasting symptoms have been reported in a considerable proportion of patients after a severe acute respiratory syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. This condition, defined as either "post-acute coronavirus disease (COVID)," "long COVID," or "long-haul COVID," has also been described in outpatients and in individuals who are asymptomatic during the acute infection. A possible overlap exists between this condition and the functional neurological disorders (FNDs). We report a 23-year-old man who developed, after asymptomatic COVID-19, a complex symptomatology characterized by fatigue, episodic shortness of breath, nocturnal tachycardia, and chest pain. He also complained of attention and memory difficulties, fluctuating limb dysesthesia, and weakness of his left arm. After neuro

SUBMITTER: Gilio L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8831329 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature