COVID-19 related headache and its clinical characteristics
Neurology Asia, cilt.26, sa.1, ss.101-106, 2021 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 26 Sayı: 1
- Basım Tarihi: 2021
- Dergi Adı: Neurology Asia
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, EMBASE
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.101-106
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Headache, pain, COVID19, infection, corona virus
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Objectives: Headache is one of the most common neurological symptoms in COVID-19 patients. This study examined the prevalence of headache and its clinical properties in patients with COVID-19. Methods:This was a prospective, cross-sectional study of laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 pneumonia patients from a neurology inpatient ward. Data for COVID-19-positive patients aged between 17 and 88 years were analyzed, based on the results of real-time polymerase chain reaction (rPCR) for SARS COV-2. Headache prevalence and characteristics and routine laboratory examinations were investigated. Results: The study analyzed 209 consecutive COVID-19 patients. Of these, 142 (67.9%) patients suffered headaches during COVID-19 infection and 107/209 (51.2%)patients reported a new type of headache. Of the209 patients, 101 (48.3%) also described decreases in smell and taste during the headache. The most common headache location was fronto-orbital, in 52/142 (40.6%) patients. Most patients had a bilateral headache (90.8%). Conclusion: As our knowledge of COVID-19 accumulates, we find that COVID-19 headache is not a random symptom. A new or different kind of throbbing headache that is bilateral and fronto-orbital might be related to COVID-19 disease.