Long COVID-19: Objectifying most self-reported neurological symptoms.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

We aimed to objectify and compare persisting self-reported symptoms in initially hospitalized and non-hospitalized patients after infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) by applying clinical standardized measures.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional study of adult patients with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection including medical history, neurological examination, blood markers, neuropsychological testing, patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs), and brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

Results

Fifty patients with persisting symptoms for at least 4 weeks were included and classified by initial hospitalization status. Median time from SARS-CoV-2 detection to investigation was 29.3 weeks (range 3.3-57.9). Although indiv

SUBMITTER: Bungenberg J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8862437 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature