New-onset headache following COVID-19: An Italian multicentre case series.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To describe the characteristics of patients with new-onset headache following SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Background

SARS-CoV-2 infection leads to several neurological manifestations, and headache is a frequent and disabling symptom, both exacerbating pre-existing headache syndromes and causing new-onset ones.

Methods

Patients with new-onset headache after SARS-CoV-2 infection with consent to participate were included, while those ones with previous headaches were excluded. The temporal latency of headache after infection, pain characteristics, and concomitant symptoms were analysed. Moreover, the efficacy of acute and preventive medications was explored.

Results

Eleven females (median age 37.0 [10.0-60.0] years old) were included. In most cases, headache o

SUBMITTER: Torrente A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9931424 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature