Toward a better understanding of persistent headache after mild COVID-19

One year after the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), referrals for persistent headache, often defined as "post-COVID headache," have become increasingly common in outpatient headache clinics. However, it is important to take into consideration that this term may include a sp...

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Autores: Caronna, Edoardo|||0000-0001-5525-0267, Alpuente, Alicia|||0000-0001-5296-9401, Torres-Ferrús, Marta|||0000-0003-2856-4134, Pozo-Rosich, Patricia|||0000-0003-0796-4702
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:303048
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/303048
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1111/head.14197
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Headache
Migraine
Post-covid-19
SARS-CoV-2
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Sumario:One year after the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), referrals for persistent headache, often defined as "post-COVID headache," have become increasingly common in outpatient headache clinics. However, it is important to take into consideration that this term may include a spectrum of clinically different headache types. We describe three cases of migraine-like headaches in individuals with a history of mild COVID-19 infection to demonstrate some of the different phenotypes of persistent headaches seen. These cases highlight the importance of a careful evaluation when assessing the complexities of "post-COVID headache" as well as the need to further investigate the different, underlying, pathophysiological mechanisms.